by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Sports Management is the 48th most popular major in the country with 16,971 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 1,444 sports management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,130 sports management graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 70 colleges that offered a degree in sports management. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in sports management.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region”.
Out of the 70 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, William Penn University landed the #1 spot on the list. William Penn University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Oskaloosa, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Sports Management at William Penn University
Out of the 70 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Culver - Stockton College landed the #2 spot on the list. Culver - Stockton is a private not-for-profit institution located in Canton, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 70 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Sterling College landed the #3 spot on the list. Sterling College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Sterling, Kansas. It awarded 9 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas Wesleyan University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region. Kansas Wesleyan University is a small school located in Salina, Kansas that handed out 11 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 70 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Black Hills State University landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Spearfish, South Dakota, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
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Tabor College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Tabor College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hillsboro, Kansas. It awarded 7 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
Bethany College Kansas landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Lindsborg, Kansas, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
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McPherson College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #8. McPherson, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s sports management degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Clarke University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Dubuque, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s sports management degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Westminster College Missouri did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #10. This small school is located in Fulton, Missouri, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Sports Management at Westminster College Missouri
Grand View University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #11. Grand View University is located in Des Moines, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s sports management degrees to qualified students.
University of Minnesota - Crookston did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #12. University of Minnesota - Crookston is a public institution located in Crookston, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Dubuque came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region ranking. UD is a small school located in Dubuque, Iowa that handed out 20 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
Presentation College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Aberdeen, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s sports management degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Minot State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #15. This small school is located in Minot, North Dakota, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
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Simpson College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Simpson College is a small school located in Indianola, Iowa that handed out 10 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Crown College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Crown College is a small school located in Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota that handed out 12 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Loras College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #18. Dubuque, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s sports management degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Augustana University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region list. Augustana University is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s sports management degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Sports Management at Augustana University
With a ranking of #20, North Central University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region list. North Central University is a small school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 6 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Nebraska Wesleyan University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Nebraska Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Graceland University - Lamoni landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Graceland University - Lamoni is a small school located in Lamoni, Iowa that handed out 12 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Saint Mary ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region list. Leavenworth, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s sports management degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Mayville State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #24. Mayville State University is a small school located in Mayville, North Dakota that handed out 6 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
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Gustavus Adolphus College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #25. Saint Peter, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s sports management degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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