2024 Best Sports Management Master's Degree Schools in Mississippi

If you pursue a master's degree in sports management, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #38 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Sports Management Master's Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 107 master's degrees in sports management during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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

The sports management master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality sports management program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on sports management students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of sports management students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized sports management related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for sports management students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Sports Management Master's Degree Schools in Mississippi list, to help you choose the best school for you.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Sports Management in Mississippi

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

Top Mississippi Schools for a Master's in Sports Management

1

University of Mississippi
University, MS

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

4 Annual Graduates

University of Mississippi is a good choice for individuals pursuing a master's degree in sports management. Ole Miss is a very large public university located in the remote town of University.More information about a master’s in sports management from University of Mississippi

2

University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

27 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of Southern Mississippi if you wish to pursue a master's degree in sports management. Located in the city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in sports management from University of Southern Mississippi

2

Mississippi College
Clinton, MS

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

Mississippi College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in sports management. MC is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Clinton.More information about a master’s in sports management from Mississippi College

3

Belhaven University
Jackson, MS

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

18 Annual Graduates

Belhaven University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in sports management. Located in the medium-sized city of Jackson, Belhaven is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in sports management from Belhaven University

4

Jackson State University
Jackson, MS

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

30 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Jackson State University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in sports management. Jackson State is a moderately-sized public university located in the midsize city of Jackson.More information about a master’s in sports management from Jackson State University

Best Sports Management Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Sports Management Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	422	285
Georgia	370	78
North Carolina	334	56
Virginia	331	249
Tennessee	313	153
Kentucky	268	72
South Carolina	260	159
Alabama	258	97
Louisiana	250	60
Arkansas	187	218
West Virginia	164	91

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Rankings in Majors Related to Sports Management

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

Majors Similar to Sports Management

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Exercise Science and Kinesiology	35
Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness	5

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.