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2023 Most Well Attended Sports Management Major for a Doctorate

6 Ranked Colleges
65 Degrees Awarded
$31,300 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended Sports Management Major for a Doctorate

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

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 65 sports management graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,260 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Sports Management Major for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in sports management. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular sports management programs in the United States.

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Most Well Attended Sports Management Major for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree sports management students.

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Concordia University, Chicago
River Forest, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Chicago. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Sports Management Major for a Doctorate list. Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution located in River Forest, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 32 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Concordia University, Chicago Sports Management Report

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Sports Management Major for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, United States Sports Academy landed the #2 spot on the list. Daphne, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s sports management degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.

Read full report on Sports Management at United States Sports Academy

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Troy University
Troy, Alabama

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Sports Management Major for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Troy University landed the #3 spot on the list. Troy, Alabama is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s sports management degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Sports Management at Troy University

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Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Sports Management Major for a Doctorate 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.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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 Florida State Sports Management Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Sports Management Major for a Doctorate list. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a large public school situated in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It awarded 3 doctorate’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Sports Management at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Sports Management Major for a Doctorate list. Columbia, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s sports management degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of South Carolina - Columbia Sports Management Report

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