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2022 Best Value Sports Studies Schools for a Master’s

8 Ranked Colleges
145 Degrees Awarded
$14,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Sports Studies Schools for a Master's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Sports Studies Schools for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Sports Studies is the 641st most popular major in the country with 476 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 145 sports studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Sports Studies Schools for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in sports studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality sports studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the sports studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Sports Studies Schools for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree sports studies students.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Sports Studies

#1

University of Western States

Portland, Oregon
#1 in overall quality
$9,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Sports Studies Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Western States landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Western States is a small school located in Portland, Oregon that handed out 12 masters’s sports studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Western States Chiropractic College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Sports Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western States Chiropractic College are $9,600, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Western States Sports Studies Report

#2

Minnesota State University - Mankato

Mankato, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality
$8,788 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Sports Studies Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #2 spot on the list. Minnesota State University - Mankato is a public institution located in Mankato, Minnesota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Minnesota State Mankato also took the #3 spot in our “Best Sports Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State University - Mankato are $8,788.

Read full report on Sports Studies at Minnesota State Mankato

#3

Cumberland University

Lebanon, Tennessee
#4 in overall quality
$7,020 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cumberland University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Sports Studies Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Lebanon, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s sports studies students in 2019-2020.

CU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Sports Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU are $7,020, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full CU Sports Studies Report

#4

Adams State University

Alamosa, Colorado
#8 in overall quality
$10,551 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Adams State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Sports Studies Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Alamosa, Colorado, this small public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified masters’s sports studies students in 2019-2020.

Adams State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Sports Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Adams State University are $10,551, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

United States Sports Academy

Daphne, Alabama
#6 in overall quality
$19,440 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

United States Sports Academy came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Sports Studies Schools for a Master’s ranking. The Academy is located in Daphne, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s sports studies degrees to qualified students.

The Academy also made our “Best Sports Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at United States Sports Academy are $19,440.

Full The Academy Sports Studies Report

#7

National University

La Jolla, California
#7 in overall quality
$15,480 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

National University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Sports Studies Schools for a Master’s ranking. La Jolla, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s sports studies degrees to 38 students in 2019-2020.

National University also made our “Best Sports Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at National University are $15,480, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Sports Studies at National University

#8

Springfield College

Springfield, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality
$33,535 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Springfield College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Sports Studies Schools for a Master’s ranking. Springfield College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Springfield, Massachusetts. It awarded 5 masters’s sports studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Springfield College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Sports Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Springfield College are $33,535.

Full Springfield College Sports Studies Report

Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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