by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 Plains States region, there were 1,444 sports management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 251 sports management graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 17 colleges that offered a degree in sports management. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their sports management program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 Plains States Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend William Penn University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region. William Penn University is a small school located in Oskaloosa, Iowa that handed out 18 masters’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri Baptist University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region list. MBU is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 masters’s sports management degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minot State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Minot, North Dakota, this small public school handed out 17 degrees to qualified masters’s sports management students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baker University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Baldwin City, Kansas, and it awarded 13 masters’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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Augustana University landed the #5 spot on the list. Augustana University is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 masters’s sports management degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Upper Iowa University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region ranking. UIU is a small school located in Fayette, Iowa that handed out 22 masters’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
Missouri Western State 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 Plains States Region ranking. Missouri Western is a public institution located in Saint Joseph, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Concordia University, Saint Paul came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Concordia University, Saint Paul is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 masters’s sports management degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
Full Concordia University, Saint Paul Sports Management Report
Wichita State University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region list. WSU is a fairly large public school situated in Wichita, Kansas. It awarded 32 masters’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
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Grand View University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Grand View University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Des Moines, Iowa. It awarded 4 masters’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, Concordia University, Nebraska did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region list. Concordia University, Nebraska is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Seward, Nebraska. It awarded 6 masters’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #12, Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region list. Mankato, Minnesota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s sports management degrees to 14 students 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%.
University of Iowa came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 masters’s sports management degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Lindenwood University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Charles, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 27 masters’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Saint Cloud State University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Saint Cloud, Minnesota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s sports management degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of Central Missouri came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Warrensburg, Missouri, and it awarded 35 masters’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
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