by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Sports Management is the 48th most popular major in the country with 17,486 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 2,968 sports management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 134 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 Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Defiance College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Defiance, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s sports management degrees to 6 students 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 be in good company if you decide to attend Bluffton University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Bluffton is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bluffton, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Out of the 134 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Adrian College landed the #3 spot on the list. Adrian is located in Adrian, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 30 ’s sports management degrees to qualified students.
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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Heidelberg University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Great Lakes Region. Heidelburg College is located in Tiffin, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 15 ’s sports management degrees to qualified students.
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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Mount Union. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Great Lakes Region. This small school is located in Alliance, Ohio, and it awarded 35 ’s sports management degrees 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%.
With a ranking of #6, Wilmington College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Wilmington College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Wilmington, Ohio. It awarded 21 ’s sports management degrees 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%.
Lincoln College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Great Lakes Region list.
Frontier Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Fairfield, Illinois, this small public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified ’s sports management students in 2021-2022.
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Ripon College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #9. Ripon College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ripon, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 ’s degrees 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 #10, Wittenberg University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Wittenberg University is a small school located in Springfield, Ohio that handed out 21 ’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%.
With a ranking of #11, Greenville University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Greenville is located in Greenville, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 9 ’s sports management degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%.
Tiffin University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #12. Tiffin University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tiffin, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 35 ’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%.
Quincy University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Quincy, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified ’s sports management 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%.
Olivet College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Olivet, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 16 degrees to qualified ’s sports management 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%.
Grace College and Theological Seminary landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Grace College is located in Winona Lake, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 22 ’s sports management degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.
Concordia University, Ann Arbor did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #16. Concordia University, Ann Arbor is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 ’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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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 Concordia University, Ann Arbor
With a ranking of #17, Cardinal Stritch University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Cardinal Stritch is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 16 ’s sports management 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%. 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.
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With a ranking of #18, Concordia University, Chicago did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Great Lakes Region list. River Forest, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s sports management degrees to 67 students 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%.
Marietta College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Marietta College is located in Marietta, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 10 ’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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Rochester University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Great Lakes Region list. RU is a small school located in Rochester Hills, Michigan that handed out 22 ’s sports management degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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 #21, University of Indianapolis did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, and it awarded 61 ’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%.
University of Wisconsin - Parkside ranked #22 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and it awarded 47 ’s sports management degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Lincoln Trail College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Lincoln Trail College is a small school located in Robinson, Illinois that handed out 2 ’s sports management degrees in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #24, Miami University - Oxford did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Oxford, Ohio, and it awarded 145 ’s sports management degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
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With a ranking of #25, North Central College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Great Lakes Region list. North Central College is located in Naperville, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 30 ’s sports management degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
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