by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Sports Management is the 48th most popular major in the country with 17,486 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 11,254 sports management graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,724 and $23,030 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major” ranking looked at 516 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in sports management. That schools that top this list have a program in sports management in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Voorhees College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major list. Voorhees College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Denmark, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ecclesia College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major. Ecclesia College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Springdale, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 516 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Crowley’s Ridge College landed the #3 spot on the list. Crowley’s Ridge College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Paragould, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Livingstone College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major. Salisbury, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s sports management degrees to 17 students in 2021-2022.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Reinhardt University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major list. Reinhardt University is located in Waleska, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 30 bachelors’s sports management degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Sports Management at Reinhardt University
Allen University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major ranking, coming in at #6. Columbia, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s sports management degrees to 11 students in 2021-2022.
Bacone College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major ranking, coming in at #7. Bacone College is a small school located in Muskogee, Oklahoma that handed out 0 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2021-2022.
Webber International University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major ranking. Webber International University is located in Babson Park, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 28 bachelors’s sports management degrees to qualified students.
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Belmont Abbey College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major ranking. Belmont, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s sports management degrees to 32 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Newberry College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major ranking. Newberry College is a small school located in Newberry, South Carolina that handed out 29 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Mitchell College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major list. Mitchell College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New London, Connecticut. It awarded 14 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2021-2022.
Benedict College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major ranking, coming in at #12. Benedict College is located in Columbia, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 29 bachelors’s sports management degrees to qualified students.
Brewton - Parker College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major ranking. Brewton - Parker College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Mount Vernon, Georgia. It awarded 6 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2021-2022.
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William Penn University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major list. Oskaloosa, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s sports management degrees to 15 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Nichols College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Dudley, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 51 degrees to qualified bachelors’s sports management students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Mississippi Valley State University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major ranking. Itta Bena, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s sports management degrees to 15 students in 2021-2022.
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Defiance College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major ranking. Defiance College is located in Defiance, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s sports management degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #18, Bluffton University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major list. Bluffton is a small school located in Bluffton, Ohio that handed out 10 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #19, Chowan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major list. Chowan University is a small school located in Murfreesboro, North Carolina that handed out 15 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2021-2022.
St. Andrews University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major list. St. Andrews is located in Laurinburg, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s sports management degrees to qualified students.
Huntingdon College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major ranking. Huntingdon College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Montgomery, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Alderson Broaddus University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major ranking. Alderson Broaddus University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philippi, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Culver - Stockton College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major list. Canton, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s sports management degrees to 14 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Sports Management at Culver - Stockton College
With a ranking of #24, Keystone College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major list. Keystone College is a small school located in La Plume, Pennsylvania that handed out 21 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #25, Warner Pacific University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major list. Portland, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s sports management degrees to 9 students in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Sports Management at Warner Pacific University
Not only did these schools make the top 50 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
While not in the ’top 50’, these schools make the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | William Peace University | Raleigh, NC |
| 52 | Eastern Nazarene College | Quincy, MA |
| 53 | Warner University | Lake Wales, FL |
| 54 | Tabor College | Hillsboro, KS |
| 55 | Coastal Carolina University | Conway, SC |
| 56 | Coker University | Hartsville, SC |
| 57 | Lock Haven University | Lock Haven, PA |
| 58 | Emmanuel College | Franklin Springs, GA |
| 59 | Elizabeth City State University | Elizabeth City, NC |
| 60 | Saint Augustine’s University | Raleigh, NC |
| 61 | Ripon College | Ripon, WI |
| 62 | Abilene Christian University | Abilene, TX |
| 63 | Erskine College | Due West, SC |
| 64 | Davis & Elkins College | Elkins, WV |
| 65 | Bethany College Kansas | Lindsborg, KS |
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 66 | Pfeiffer University | Misenheimer, NC |
| 67 | United States Sports Academy | Daphne, AL |
| 68 | Catawba College | Salisbury, NC |
| 69 | Greenville University | Greenville, IL |
| 70 | Inter American University of Puerto Rico - San German | San German, PR |
| 71 | McPherson College | McPherson, KS |
| 72 | Lees - McRae College | Banner Elk, NC |
| 73 | Clarke University | Dubuque, IA |
| 74 | Westminster College Missouri | Fulton, MO |
| 75 | Quincy University | Quincy, IL |
| 76 | Olivet College | Olivet, MI |
| 77 | Schreiner University | Kerrville, TX |
| 78 | Oral Roberts University | Tulsa, OK |
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