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2023 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Sports Management in the Southeast Region

4 Ranked Colleges
30 Degrees Awarded
$29,400 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southeast Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 16,971 people earned their degree in sports management, making the major the 48th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 5,723 sports management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 30 sports management graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,087 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in sports management. That schools that top this list have a program in sports management in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southeast Region”.

Top 4 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Sports Management in the Southeast Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend United States Sports Academy. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in Daphne, Alabama, and it awarded 15 doctorate’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Troy University
Troy, Alabama

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Troy University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southeast Region list. Troy University is a fairly large public school situated in Troy, Alabama. It awarded 8 doctorate’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.

Full TROY Sports Management Report

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Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida

Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Florida State University is located in Tallahassee, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s sports management degrees to qualified students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Full Florida State Sports Management Report

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Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #4 spot on the list. University of South Carolina - Columbia is located in Columbia, South Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s sports management degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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