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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 Texas” 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 Texas, there were 1,142 sports management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 264 sports management graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,376 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Texas” ranking, we looked at 15 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 Texas”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hardin - Simmons University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Texas list. Hardin - Simmons University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Abilene, Texas. It awarded 26 masters’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard Payne University landed the #2 spot on the list. Howard Payne is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Brownwood, Texas. It awarded 4 masters’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend MSU Texas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Texas list. Wichita Falls, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s sports management degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Houston Baptist University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Texas. Houston, 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 13 students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Angelo State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Angelo State University is a fairly large public school situated in San Angelo, Texas. It awarded 21 masters’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Mary Hardin - Baylor ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Texas list. UMHB is a small school located in Belton, Texas that handed out 9 masters’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Dallas Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Texas list. Dallas Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 8 masters’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
Southern Methodist University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Texas list. Southern Methodist University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 21 masters’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #9, University of the Incarnate Word did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Texas list. University of the Incarnate Word is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
Baylor University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Texas ranking. Baylor is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 21 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #11, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Texas list. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s sports management degrees to 65 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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 94%.
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With a ranking of #12, Sam Houston State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Texas list. Located in Huntsville, Texas, this large public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s sports management students in 2020-2021.
University of Houston came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Texas 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 impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Sports Management at University of Houston
Texas Tech University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Texas list. Texas Tech is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 15 masters’s sports management degrees 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 ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Texas list. Located in Marshall, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s sports management students in 2020-2021.
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