by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 58 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for sports management students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,988 bachelor's degrees in sports management during the 2020-2021 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of sports management for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we consider a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for sports management students working on their bachelor's degree.
The sports management school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Sports Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in sports management.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a wonderful option for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in sports management. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in sports management from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Miami University - Oxford is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in sports management. Located in the town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in sports management from Miami University - Oxford
Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in sports management needs to check out Ohio State University - Main Campus. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in sports management from Ohio State University - Main Campus
Ball State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in sports management. Ball State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Muncie.More information about a bachelor’s in sports management from Ball State University
Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in sports management from Ohio University - Athens Campus
Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in sports management from Central Michigan University
Located in the suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in sports management from Concordia University, Chicago
Located in the city of Cincinnati, Xavier is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in sports management from Xavier University
Located in the suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in sports management from Grand Valley State University
WMU is a large public university located in the city of Kalamazoo.More information about a bachelor’s in sports management from Western Michigan University
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Here are some additional great schools for Sports Management students in the Great Lakes Region that almost earned our Best Sports Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | University of Cincinnati - Main Campus | Cincinnati, OH |
| 10 | University of Dayton | Dayton, OH |
| 11 | Ashland University | Ashland, OH |
| 12 | North Central College | Naperville, IL |
| 13 | Trine University | Angola, IN |
| 14 | Elmhurst University | Elmhurst, IL |
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Sports Management is one of 5 different types of Health & Physical Education programs to choose from.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Exercise Science and Kinesiology | 4,763 |
| Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General | 469 |
| Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness | 75 |
| Sports Studies | 51 |
| Physical Fitness Technician | 18 |
