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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the New England Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 New England region, there were 1,197 sports management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 384 sports management graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,899 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer 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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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the New England Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lasell University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the New England Region. Lasell University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Newton, Massachusetts. It awarded 33 masters’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Springfield College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the New England Region. Springfield College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Springfield, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 27 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Castleton University landed the #3 spot on the list. Castleton University is a small school located in Castleton, Vermont that handed out 13 masters’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Endicott College landed the #4 spot on the list. Beverly, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s sports management degrees to 26 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%.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Johnson & Wales University - Online landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 10 degrees to qualified masters’s sports management students in 2020-2021.
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Franklin Pierce University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #6. Franklin Pierce University is a small school located in Rindge, New Hampshire that handed out 8 masters’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Western New England University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the New England Region ranking. This small school is located in Springfield, Massachusetts, and it awarded 16 masters’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #8. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a fairly large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 35 masters’s sports management degrees 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%.
Full Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network Sports Management Report
With a ranking of #9, University of New Haven did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the New England Region list. University of New Haven is a medium-sized school located in West Haven, Connecticut that handed out 22 masters’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Boston College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #10. Boston College is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 41 masters’s sports management degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Southern New Hampshire University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the New England Region list. SNHU is a large school located in Manchester, New Hampshire that handed out 129 masters’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
Johnson & Wales University - Providence came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the New England Region ranking. JWU Providence is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 6 masters’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
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Husson University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the New England Region list. Husson University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bangor, Maine. It awarded 3 masters’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the New England Region ranking. UMass Amherst is a large public school situated in Amherst, Massachusetts. It awarded 15 masters’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
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