2022 Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Sports Management is the 49th most popular major in the country with 16,220 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 2,810 sports management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 15 sports management graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in sports management. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great sports management programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the sports management program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree sports management students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Sports Management (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$49,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a large school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 2 doctorate’s sports management degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U-M, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Sports Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Sports Management at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

#2

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$9,378 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Chicago landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in River Forest, Illinois, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s sports management degrees in 2019-2020.

Concordia University, Chicago did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Sports Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Sports Management at Concordia University, Chicago

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Sports Management (Income $48-$75k)

Notes and References

References

• 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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