5
Colleges in the United States
70
Master's Degrees
When it comes to popularity, a master's degree in
performance and sport psychology sits in the middle of the road, ranking #593 out of 1172 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 5 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Performance and Sport Psychology Master's Degree Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 70 master's degrees in performance and sport psychology to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of performance and sport psychology for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:
Quality Overall Is Important
The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we include a school's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
- Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to performance and sport psychology students as compared to other majors.
- Major Demand - How many other performance and sport psychology students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
- Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
- Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized performance and sport psychology related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for performance and sport psychology students working on their master's degree.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The performance and sport psychology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Performance and Sport Psychology Master's Degree Schools.