2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Sports Studies in California

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Sports Studies in California ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 79 master's degrees in sports studies during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Sports Studies School for Your Master's Degree

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for sports studies, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for sports studies.

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Featured Sports Studies Programs

Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.

MBA in Sport Management

Fit 2 of your passions – business and sports – into 1 degree when you earn your sport management MBA at Southern New Hampshire University.

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MS in Sport Management

Pursue opportunities in collegiate and professional sport management organizations with the support of this well-established online master's degree from Southern New Hampshire University.

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Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Sports Studies in California

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in sports studies.

Most Well Attended Schools for Sports Studies Students Working on Their Master's

1

National University
La Jolla, CA

38 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at National University if you want to pursue a master's degree in sports studies. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in sports studies in California. More information about a master’s in sports studies from National University

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Saybrook University
Oakland, CA

10 Annual Master's Degrees

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in sports studies has to take a look at Saybrook University. Located in the city of Oakland, Saybrook University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. More information about a master’s in sports studies from Saybrook University

Best Sports Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Sports Studies Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

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Rankings in Majors Related to Sports Studies

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

Majors Similar to Sports Studies

Notes and References

• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.