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2024 Best Sports Management Schools in North Carolina

19 Colleges in North Carolina
764 Sports Management Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in sports management, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #48 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 19 schools in North Carolina to determine which ones were the best for sports management students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 764 degrees in sports management to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Sports Management School

Best Sports Management Schools in North Carolina Your choice of sports management school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Sports Management School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

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.

Pick Your Sports Management Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Sports Management
Master's Degrees in Sports Management

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Sports Management Schools in North Carolina ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Sports Management in North Carolina

The schools below may not offer all types of sports management degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top North Carolina Schools in Sports Management

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NC
114 Sports Management Degrees Awarded

It's difficult to beat North Carolina State University if you want to pursue a degree in sports management. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #92 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NC State is a great university overall.

There were about 114 sports management students who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent data year.

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Campbell University
Buies Creek, NC
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In NC
5.3% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in sports management needs to take a look at Campbell University. Located in the town of Buies Creek, Campbell is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1038 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Campbell is a great university overall.

There were about 19 sports management students who graduated with this degree at Campbell in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NC
52 Sports Management Degrees Awarded

It's hard to beat Western Carolina University if you want to pursue a degree in sports management. Located in the distant town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #859 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means WCU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 52 sports management students who graduated with this degree at WCU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Gardner - Webb University
Boiling Springs, NC
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
25th Most Popular In NC

It's hard to beat Gardner - Webb University if you want to pursue a degree in sports management. Gardner - Webb is a small private not-for-profit university located in the distant town of Boiling Springs. A Best Colleges rank of #1093 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Gardner - Webb is a great university overall.

There were about 8 sports management students who graduated with this degree at Gardner - Webb in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
13th Most Popular In NC

Located in the city of Hickory, Lenoir - Rhyne University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1305 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Lenoir - Rhyne University is a great university overall.

There were roughly 15 sports management students who graduated with this degree at Lenoir - Rhyne University in the most recent data year.

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Pfeiffer University
Misenheimer, NC
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
13th Most Popular In NC
66.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the rural area of Misenheimer, Pfeiffer University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1394 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Pfeiffer University is a great university overall.

There were roughly 15 sports management students who graduated with this degree at Pfeiffer University in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
18th Most Popular In NC

Queens is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Charlotte. A Best Colleges rank of #982 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Queens is a great university overall.

There were roughly 14 sports management students who graduated with this degree at Queens in the most recent data year.

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Methodist University
Fayetteville, NC
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
19th Most Popular In NC
46.2% Growth in Graduates

Methodist is a small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville. A Best Colleges rank of #1245 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Methodist is a great university overall.

There were about 13 sports management students who graduated with this degree at Methodist in the most recent year we have data available.

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Wingate University
Wingate, NC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NC
66 Sports Management Degrees Awarded

Located in the suburb of Wingate, Wingate is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1311 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Wingate is a great university overall.

There were about 66 sports management students who graduated with this degree at Wingate in the most recent year we have data available.

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St. Andrews University
Laurinburg, NC
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
23rd Most Popular In NC
11.1% Growth in Graduates

Located in the distant town of Laurinburg, St. Andrews is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly small student population. This university ranks 52nd out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were about 9 sports management students who graduated with this degree at St. Andrews in the most recent data year.

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Best Sports Management Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Sports Management Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 1,064
Georgia 690 486
Virginia 630 636
Tennessee 624 461
South Carolina 530 688
Kentucky 518 332
Mississippi 501 210
Alabama 500 241
Louisiana 489 229
Arkansas 466 265
West Virginia 410 241

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One of 5 majors within the Health & Physical Education area of study, Sports Management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 1,238
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General 751
Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness 166
Physical Fitness Technician 75
Sports Studies 49

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