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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Studies Major

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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Sports Studies Major

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Sports Studies is the 557th most popular major in the country with 614 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 180 sports studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Studies Major” ranking analyzed 16 colleges that offered a degree in sports studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in sports studies.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Studies Major

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

Top 16 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Sports Studies

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Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Studies Major that were part of this year’s ranking, United States Sports Academy landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Daphne, Alabama, and it awarded 6 masters’s sports studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Sports Studies at United States Sports Academy

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Randolph College
Lynchburg, Virginia

Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Studies Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Randolph College landed the #2 spot on the list. Randolph is a small school located in Lynchburg, Virginia that handed out 8 masters’s sports studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Sports Studies at Randolph

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Western States. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Studies Major. Located in Portland, Oregon, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 24 diplomas to qualified masters’s sports studies students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Sports Studies at Western States Chiropractic College

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Adler University
Chicago, Illinois

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Adler University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Studies Major. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified masters’s sports studies students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Sports Studies at Adler University

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Adams State University
Alamosa, Colorado

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Adams State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Studies Major. Adams State is located in Alamosa, Colorado and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 masters’s sports studies degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Sports Studies at Adams State

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Cumberland University
Lebanon, Tennessee

Cumberland University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Studies Major ranking. This small school is located in Lebanon, Tennessee, and it awarded 7 masters’s sports studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Sports Studies at Cumberland University

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National University
La Jolla, California

National University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Studies Major ranking, coming in at #7. National University is a fairly large school located in La Jolla, California that handed out 68 masters’s sports studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full National University Sports Studies Report

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Springfield College
Springfield, Massachusetts

With a ranking of #8, Springfield College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Studies Major list. Springfield College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Springfield, Massachusetts. It awarded 4 masters’s sports studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full Springfield College Sports Studies Report

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With a ranking of #9, Texas Southern University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Studies Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 5 masters’s sports studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Sports Studies at TSU

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Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Studies Major ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Mankato, Minnesota, this fairly large public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified masters’s sports studies students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Sports Studies at Minnesota State University - Mankato

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Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana

Ball State University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Studies Major ranking. Muncie, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s sports studies degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Sports Studies at Ball State

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Saybrook University
Oakland, California

Saybrook University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Studies Major ranking. This small school is located in Oakland, California, and it awarded 0 masters’s sports studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Saybrook University Sports Studies Report

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Post University
Waterbury, Connecticut

Post University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Studies Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Waterbury, Connecticut, and it awarded 0 masters’s sports studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Sports Studies at Post University

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Northwest Missouri State University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Studies Major ranking. Northwest is a medium-sized school located in Maryville, Missouri that handed out 0 masters’s sports studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Sports Studies at Northwest

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University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

University of Kentucky landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Studies Major ranking. University of Kentucky is a large school located in Lexington, Kentucky that handed out 0 masters’s sports studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full UK Sports Studies Report

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Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, Michigan

Western Michigan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Studies Major ranking, coming in at #12. This fairly large school is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and it awarded 0 masters’s sports studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Sports Studies at WMU

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