Sports Management is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #48 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
College Factual looked at 297 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Sports Management Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 17,486 degrees in sports management to qualified students.
Your choice of sports management school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Sports Management School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Sports Management Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Sports Management in the United States
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the sports management degrees they offer, see the list below. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in sports management. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.
There were about 136 sports management students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat Texas A&M University - College Station if you want to pursue a degree in sports management. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public university located in the midsize city of College Station. A Best Colleges rank of #42 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.
There were roughly 259 sports management students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent year we have data available.
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It's difficult to beat The University of Texas at Austin if you want to pursue a degree in sports management. UT Austin is a very large public university located in the city of Austin. A Best Colleges rank of #46 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.
There were roughly 83 sports management students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent data year.
It's difficult to beat University of Iowa if you wish to pursue a degree in sports management. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 37 schools for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were about 181 sports management students who graduated with this degree at Iowa in the most recent data year.
Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #70 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Ohio State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 150 sports management students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were roughly 13 sports management students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the fringe town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 91 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were about 145 sports management students who graduated with this degree at Miami University - Oxford in the most recent year we have data available.
UGA is a fairly large public university located in the city of Athens. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.
There were about 138 sports management students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent data year.
Temple is a very large public university located in the city of Philadelphia. This university ranks 8th out of 103 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were roughly 185 sports management students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent data year.
Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #62 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Syracuse is a great university overall.
There were approximately 102 sports management students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #74 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Rutgers New Brunswick is a great university overall.
There were roughly 99 sports management students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 91 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were approximately 141 sports management students who graduated with this degree at OHIO Athens in the most recent data year.
UF is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Gainesville. A Best Colleges rank of #56 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UF is a great university overall.
There were about 332 sports management students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent data year.
Located in the small city of Waukesha, Carroll U is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 15th out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were roughly 5 sports management students who graduated with this degree at Carroll U in the most recent data year.
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Located in the suburb of Newark, UD is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 3 colleges for overall quality in the state of Delaware.
There were roughly 69 sports management students who graduated with this degree at UD in the most recent year we have data available.
UMN Twin Cities is a very large public university located in the large city of Minneapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #45 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.
There were about 106 sports management students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the small city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were roughly 152 sports management students who graduated with this degree at JMU in the most recent data year.
Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were approximately 10 sports management students who graduated with this degree at SLU in the most recent year we have data available.
Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Irvine. This university ranks 67th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 333 sports management students who graduated with this degree at Concordia University, Irvine in the most recent data year.
Located in the town of Cortland, SUNY Cortland is a public school with a medium-sized student population. This school ranks 25th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 141 sports management students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Cortland in the most recent year we have data available.
UMass Amherst is a fairly large public university located in the city of Amherst. A Best Colleges rank of #60 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UMass Amherst is a great university overall.
There were about 181 sports management students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent year we have data available.
UT Knoxville is a very large public university located in the city of Knoxville. This university ranks 2nd out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were about 149 sports management students who graduated with this degree at UT Knoxville in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, UofSC is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were approximately 341 sports management students who graduated with this degree at UofSC in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #48 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Rice is a great university overall.
There were roughly 54 sports management students who graduated with this degree at Rice in the most recent year we have data available.
This list shows the rest of the colleges awarded a Best Sports Management Schools badge.
Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 20% of the 297 different United States sports management schools we analyzed.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
Your choice of sports management school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Sports Management School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
