2024 Best Sports Studies Schools
19
Colleges in the United States
614
Sports Studies Degrees Awarded
A degree in
sports studies is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #557 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 19 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Sports Studies Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 614 degrees in sports studies to qualified students.
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Choosing a Great Sports Studies School
Your choice of sports studies 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 studies schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Sports Studies Rankings by Degree Level
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Sports Studies Schools list to help you make the college decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you.
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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.
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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
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MS in Sport Management
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Best Schools for Sports Studies in the United States
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the sports studies degrees they offer, see the list below.
10 Top Schools in Sports Studies
University of Iowa is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in sports studies. Iowa is a very large public university located in the small city of Iowa City. A Best Colleges rank of #84 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Iowa is a great university overall.
There were approximately 18 sports studies students who graduated with this degree at Iowa in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in sports studies from University of Iowa
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In VA
Shenandoah University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in sports studies. Shenandoah is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Winchester. A Best Colleges rank of #302 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Shenandoah is a great university overall.
There were approximately 6 sports studies students who graduated with this degree at Shenandoah in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In MA
University of Massachusetts - Boston is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in sports studies. UMass Boston is a fairly large public university located in the city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #433 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMass Boston is a great university overall.
There were roughly 2 sports studies students who graduated with this degree at UMass Boston in the most recent year we have data available.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In MN
Minnesota State University - Mankato is a good decision for students interested in a degree in sports studies. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #351 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Minnesota State Mankato is a great university overall.
There were about 11 sports studies students who graduated with this degree at Minnesota State Mankato in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #205 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Ball State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 6 sports studies students who graduated with this degree at Ball State in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the large suburb of University Heights, John Carroll is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #469 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means John Carroll is a great university overall.
There were about 19 sports studies students who graduated with this degree at John Carroll in the most recent data year.
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SUNY Cortland is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Cortland. A Best Colleges rank of #700 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means SUNY Cortland is a great school overall.
There were roughly 7 sports studies students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Cortland in the most recent year we have data available.
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Springfield College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the medium-sized city of Springfield. This college ranks 39th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were approximately 6 sports studies students who graduated with this degree at Springfield College in the most recent data year.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In AL
The Academy is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Daphne.
There were about 7 sports studies students who graduated with this degree at The Academy in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In NC
46
Sports Studies Degrees Awarded
ECU is a very large public university located in the small city of Greenville. A Best Colleges rank of #414 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means ECU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 46 sports studies students who graduated with this degree at ECU in the most recent year we have data available.
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