by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 North Carolina” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Sports Management is the 48th most popular major in the country with 17,486 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across North Carolina, there were 815 sports management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 731 sports management graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,381 and $23,483 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in North Carolina” ranking looked at 28 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 in North Carolina”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Livingstone College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in North Carolina list. Livingstone College is a small school located in Salisbury, North Carolina that handed out 17 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Belmont Abbey College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in North Carolina list. Belmont Abbey College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Belmont, North Carolina. It awarded 32 bachelors’s sports management degrees 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%.
Read full report on Sports Management at Belmont Abbey College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Chowan University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in North Carolina. Located in Murfreesboro, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s sports management students in 2021-2022.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St. Andrews University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in North Carolina list. Located in Laurinburg, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s sports management students in 2021-2022.
Out of the 28 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Johnson C Smith University landed the #5 spot on the list. Johnson C Smith University is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s sports management degrees to qualified students.
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.
Read full report on Sports Management at Johnson C Smith University
Guilford College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in North Carolina ranking. Guilford is a small school located in Greensboro, North Carolina that handed out 13 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
North Carolina A & T State University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in North Carolina list. Greensboro, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s sports management degrees to 117 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Barton College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Wilson, North Carolina, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
William Peace University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in North Carolina ranking. William Peace University is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s sports management degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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 William Peace University
With a ranking of #10, Elizabeth City State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in North Carolina list. Elizabeth City State University is a small school located in Elizabeth City, North Carolina that handed out 4 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2021-2022.
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Saint Augustine’s University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in North Carolina ranking. Saint Augustine’s University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 14 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2021-2022.
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Pfeiffer University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in North Carolina ranking. Pfeiffer University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Misenheimer, North Carolina. It awarded 11 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%.
Catawba College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in North Carolina list. Catawba College is a small school located in Salisbury, North Carolina that handed out 17 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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%.
Lees - McRae College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in North Carolina ranking. Lees - McRae College is a small school located in Banner Elk, North Carolina that handed out 13 bachelors’s sports management degrees 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%.
Read full report on Sports Management at Lees - McRae College
Wingate University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in North Carolina list. Located in Wingate, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 29 degrees to qualified bachelors’s sports management students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Winston - Salem State University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in North Carolina list. WSSU is a public institution located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Methodist University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in North Carolina list. Methodist University is a small school located in Fayetteville, North Carolina that handed out 5 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Lenoir - Rhyne University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in North Carolina ranking. Lenoir - Rhyne University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hickory, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s 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%.
Read full report on Sports Management at Lenoir - Rhyne University
With a ranking of #19, Elon University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in North Carolina list. Elon is a private not-for-profit institution located in Elon, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 60 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. 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 #20, Queens University of Charlotte did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in North Carolina list. This small school is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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.
With a ranking of #21, High Point University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in North Carolina list. High Point University is a medium-sized school located in High Point, North Carolina that handed out 42 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Mount Olive did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #22. UMO is located in Mount Olive, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s sports management degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Campbell University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in North Carolina ranking. Campbell is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Buies Creek, North Carolina. It awarded 23 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%.
North Carolina State University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in North Carolina ranking. North Carolina State University is a public institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 139 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 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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Western Carolina University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in North Carolina ranking. Western Carolina University is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 31 bachelors’s sports management degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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