2026 Best Sports Studies Schools in the Far Western Region
Sports Studies programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. The schools below stand out for the quality of their sports studies programs.
For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for sports studies students pursuing a degree.
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Best Schools for Sports Studies in the Far Western Region
If you are not 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.
Top Schools in Sports Studies
National University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in sports studies. National University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego. The six-year graduation rate is 50%. There were roughly 53 sports studies students who graduated with this degree at National University in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, sports studies degree recipients from National University generally make around $44,319. National University graduates carry a median of $30,426 in student loans.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 3 schools evaluated.
- 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).
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