Ranked #48 in popularity, sports management is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 7 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Sports Management Schools in Minnesota ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 296 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. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for sports management schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each 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 picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Sports Management Schools in Minnesota ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the sports management degree levels they offer.
It is hard to beat University of Minnesota - Twin Cities if you wish to pursue a degree in sports management. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public university located in the city of Minneapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #51 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.
There were approximately 112 sports management students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent year we have data available.
It's difficult to beat Minnesota State University - Mankato if you wish to pursue a degree in sports management. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public university located in the city of Mankato. A Best Colleges rank of #351 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Minnesota State Mankato is a great university overall.
There were roughly 72 sports management students who graduated with this degree at Minnesota State Mankato in the most recent data year.
Saint Cloud State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in sports management. Located in the small city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #590 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means St. Cloud State University is a great university overall.
There were roughly 3 sports management students who graduated with this degree at St. Cloud State University in the most recent data year.
Gustavus Adolphus College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in sports management. Gustavus Adolphus is a small private not-for-profit college located in the fringe town of Saint Peter. This college ranks 29th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were about 9 sports management students who graduated with this degree at Gustavus Adolphus in the most recent data year.
Located in the rural area of Saint Bonifacius, Crown is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 38th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were approximately 12 sports management students who graduated with this degree at Crown in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 44th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were about 34 sports management students who graduated with this degree at Concordia University, Saint Paul in the most recent data year.
Located in the distant town of Crookston, UMN Crookston is a public university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #629 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMN Crookston is a great university overall.
There were about 17 sports management students who graduated with this degree at UMN Crookston in the most recent data year.
UMN Morris is a small public university located in the town of Morris. This university ranks 46th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were approximately 6 sports management students who graduated with this degree at UMN Morris in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
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Your choice of sports management school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for sports management schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
