by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2021-2022, 17,486 people earned their degree in sports management, making the major the 48th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,690 sports management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,051 sports management graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,130 and $22,381 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 40 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region”.
Out of the 40 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bacone College landed the #1 spot on the list. Bacone College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Muskogee, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Abilene Christian University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Abilene, Texas, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees 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%.
Read full report on Sports Management at Abilene Christian University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Schreiner University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region. Schreiner University is a small school located in Kerrville, Texas that handed out 7 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oral Roberts University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 22 degrees to qualified bachelors’s sports management students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Out of the 40 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rogers State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Rogers State University is a public institution located in Claremore, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Oklahoma Christian University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Edmond, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s sports management degrees to 3 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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 more about Sports Management at Oklahoma Christian University
Hardin - Simmons University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region list. Hardin - Simmons is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Abilene, Texas. It awarded 10 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%.
Read more about Sports Management at Hardin - Simmons University
Southwestern Christian University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Bethany, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s sports management students in 2021-2022.
Southern Methodist University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Southern Methodist University is a fairly large school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 97 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%.
Rice University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Rice is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 54 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Southern Nazarene University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region ranking. SNU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bethany, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s 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%.
Read full report on Sports Management at Southern Nazarene University
Oklahoma Wesleyan University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region ranking. OKWU or OWU is a small school located in Bartlesville, Oklahoma that handed out 7 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Sports Management at Oklahoma Wesleyan University
Texas Southern University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region ranking. TSU is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s sports management degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #14, Lubbock Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region list. LCU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 5 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #15, Dallas Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region list. DBU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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With a ranking of #16, University of Mary Hardin - Baylor did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Belton, Texas, and it awarded 10 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%.
University of the Southwest landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of the Southwest is located in Hobbs, New Mexico 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 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Sports Management at University of the Southwest
East Texas Baptist University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region ranking. East Texas Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Marshall, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #19. Texas A&M College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 193 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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 freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Sports Management at Texas A&M College Station
Southwestern Oklahoma State University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Southwestern Oklahoma State University is located in Weatherford, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s sports management degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Texas Tech University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas Tech University is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 84 bachelors’s sports management degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 ranking of #22, Lamar University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region list. Lamar University is located in Beaumont, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 43 bachelors’s sports management degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #23. Texas A&M University - Commerce is located in Commerce, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 28 bachelors’s sports management degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Oklahoma Baptist University ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region list. Shawnee, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s sports management degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Texas State University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region ranking. San Marcos, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s sports management degrees to 60 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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