by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Southwest 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 Southwest region, there were 1,774 sports management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 497 sports management graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 21 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 sports management school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree sports management students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeastern Oklahoma State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Durant, Oklahoma, this medium-sized public school handed out 159 degrees to qualified masters’s sports management students in 2020-2021.
Full Southeastern Oklahoma State University Sports Management Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hardin - Simmons University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Abilene, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 26 diplomas to qualified masters’s sports management students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Central University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Ada, Oklahoma, this small public school awarded 38 degrees to qualified masters’s sports management students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 21 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Nazarene University landed the #4 spot on the list. Southern Nazarene University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bethany, Oklahoma. It awarded 18 masters’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Sports Management at Southern Nazarene University
Out of the 21 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Southwest landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Hobbs, New Mexico, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s sports management students in 2020-2021.
Howard Payne University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. Howard Payne University is a small school located in Brownwood, Texas that handed out 4 masters’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.
Read more about Sports Management at Howard Payne University
With a ranking of #7, MSU Texas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region list. MSU Texas is a medium-sized school located in Wichita Falls, Texas that handed out 23 masters’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
Oral Roberts University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Oral Roberts University is a small school located in Tulsa, Oklahoma that handed out 12 masters’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #9, Houston Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region list. Houston Baptist University is located in Houston, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 masters’s sports management degrees to qualified students.
Angelo State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in San Angelo, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 21 diplomas to qualified masters’s sports management students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, University of Mary Hardin - Baylor did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region list. Belton, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s sports management degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Sports Management at University of Mary Hardin - Baylor
With a ranking of #12, Dallas Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Dallas, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 degrees to qualified masters’s sports management students in 2020-2021.
Southern Methodist University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Southern Methodist University is a fairly large school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 21 masters’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
University of the Incarnate Word did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s sports management degrees to 10 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%.
With a ranking of #15, Baylor University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 21 masters’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, 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 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 65 masters’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Full Texas A&M University - College Station Sports Management Report
Sam Houston State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Huntsville, Texas, this large public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified masters’s sports management students in 2020-2021.
University of Houston landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UH is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 18 masters’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, 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 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Texas Tech University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #19. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s sports management degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
East Texas Baptist University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region ranking. East Texas Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Marshall, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #20, University of Tulsa did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Tulsa is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 masters’s 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%. 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.
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