by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Ohio” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 17,486 people earned their degree in sports management, making the major the 48th most popular in the United States.
Across Ohio, there were 1,341 sports management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 962 sports management graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,342 and $24,284 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Ohio” ranking analyzed 44 colleges that offered a degree in sports management. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their sports management program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for ohio bachelor’s degree sports management students.
Out of the 44 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Defiance College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Defiance, Ohio, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bluffton University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Ohio. Bluffton is a small school located in Bluffton, Ohio that handed out 10 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2021-2022.
Out of the 44 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Heidelberg University landed the #3 spot on the list. Heidelberg University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tiffin, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%.
Out of the 44 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mount Union landed the #4 spot on the list. Mount Union is located in Alliance, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 35 bachelors’s sports management degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wilmington College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Ohio list. Wilmington, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s sports management degrees to 21 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.
Marietta College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Ohio ranking, coming in at #6. Marietta College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Marietta, Ohio. It awarded 10 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Miami University - Oxford landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Ohio ranking. Oxford, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s sports management degrees to 132 students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Tiffin University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Ohio ranking. Tiffin University is a small school located in Tiffin, Ohio 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 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #9, Shawnee State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Ohio list. Shawnee State University is a public institution located in Portsmouth, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Wittenberg University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Ohio ranking. Located in Springfield, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 15 degrees to qualified bachelors’s sports management students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Lake Erie College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Ohio ranking, coming in at #11. Lake Erie College is a small school located in Painesville, Ohio that handed out 8 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2021-2022.
Malone University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Ohio ranking. Malone is located in Canton, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s sports management degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Rio Grande did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Ohio ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Rio Grande, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s sports management students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Mount St. Joseph University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Ohio ranking, coming in at #14. Mount St. Joseph University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #15, Baldwin Wallace University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Ohio list. Baldwin Wallace University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Berea, Ohio. It awarded 26 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
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Otterbein University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Ohio ranking. This small school is located in Westerville, Ohio, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% 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%.
Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Ohio ranking. Bowling Green, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s sports management degrees to 65 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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 ranking of #18, Ohio Wesleyan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Ohio list. Located in Delaware, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s sports management students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Northwestern Ohio ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Ohio list. This small school is located in Lima, Ohio, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Xavier University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Ohio ranking. Xavier University is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 51 bachelors’s sports management degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Ohio Christian University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Ohio ranking. Located in Circleville, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s sports management students in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 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 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Ohio Dominican University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Ohio ranking, coming in at #22. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s sports management students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Franklin University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Ohio ranking, coming in at #23. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s sports management students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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 freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Ohio State University - Main Campus came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Ohio ranking. Ohio State is a large school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 150 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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University of Akron Main Campus ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Ohio list. This fairly large school is located in Akron, Ohio, and it awarded 40 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Sports Management at University of Akron Main Campus
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