by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Sports Management is the 48th most popular major in the country with 16,971 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
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.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 17 colleges that offer 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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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree sports management students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wichita State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. Located in Wichita, Kansas, this fairly large public school awarded 32 degrees to qualified masters’s sports management students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 masters’s sports management degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, 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 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 17 schools in the Most Well Attended Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the #3 spot on the list. 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri Baptist University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. Missouri Baptist University is a small school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 24 masters’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Upper Iowa University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s. Fayette, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s sports management degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
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William Penn University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking. Oskaloosa, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s sports management degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
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Concordia University, Saint Paul landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 18 masters’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Sports Management at Concordia University, Saint Paul
Minot State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking. MSU is a small school located in Minot, North Dakota that handed out 17 masters’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #9, Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. Located in Mankato, Minnesota, this fairly large public school awarded 14 degrees to qualified masters’s sports management 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%.
Read full report on Sports Management at Minnesota State Mankato
Baker University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. Located in Baldwin City, Kansas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified masters’s sports management students 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #11, Augustana University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. Augustana Sioux Falls 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Missouri Western State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking. Missouri Western State University is located in Saint Joseph, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 masters’s sports management degrees to qualified students.
Concordia University, Nebraska landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking. Concordia University, Nebraska is located in Seward, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s sports management degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
Read full report on Sports Management at Concordia University, Nebraska
Lindenwood University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Charles, Missouri, and it awarded 5 masters’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Sports Management at Lindenwood University
Grand View University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Well Attended Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. Located in Des Moines, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified masters’s sports management students in 2020-2021.
Saint Cloud State University ranked #16 on this year’s Most Well Attended Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, and it awarded 3 masters’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.
University of Central Missouri landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking. Located in Warrensburg, Missouri, this fairly large public school handed out 35 degrees to qualified masters’s sports management students in 2020-2021.
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