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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southeast Region

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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southeast Region

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 Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southeast Region” 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 the Southeast region, there were 6,078 sports management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,781 sports management graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,462 and $43,311 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 60 colleges that offered a degree in sports management. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in sports management.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree sports management students.

Top 25 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Sports Management in the Southeast Region

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Out of the 60 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, United States Sports Academy landed the #1 spot on the list. Daphne, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s sports management degrees to 12 students in 2021-2022.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Sports Management at United States Sports Academy

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Coker University
Hartsville, South Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Coker University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southeast Region list. Hartsville, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s sports management degrees to 18 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%.

Full Coker University Sports Management Report

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Reinhardt University
Waleska, Georgia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Reinhardt University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southeast Region. Reinhardt University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waleska, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 33 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Sports Management at Reinhardt University

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Out of the 60 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Webber International University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Babson Park, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 14 degrees to qualified masters’s sports management students in 2021-2022.

Read more about Sports Management at Webber International University

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Grambling State University
Grambling, Louisiana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grambling State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southeast Region. This medium-sized school is located in Grambling, Louisiana, and it awarded 28 masters’s sports management degrees in 2021-2022.

Full GSU Sports Management Report

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Wingate University
Wingate, North Carolina

Wingate University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Wingate, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 31 diplomas to qualified masters’s sports management students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Sports Management at Wingate

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Mississippi Valley State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Mississippi Valley State University is a small school located in Itta Bena, Mississippi that handed out 14 masters’s sports management degrees in 2021-2022.

Full Mississippi Valley State University Sports Management Report

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Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Arkansas State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Jonesboro, Arkansas. It awarded 188 masters’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%.

Read more about Sports Management at Arkansas State University - Main Campus

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Tusculum University
Greeneville, Tennessee

Tusculum University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Greeneville, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 22 diplomas to qualified masters’s sports management students in 2021-2022.

Read more about Sports Management at Tusculum University

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Union College Kentucky
Barbourville, Kentucky

Union College Kentucky came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Union College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Barbourville, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.

Full Union College Sports Management Report

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Jackson State University
Jackson, Mississippi

Jackson State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Jackson State is a medium-sized school located in Jackson, Mississippi that handed out 26 masters’s sports management degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Jackson State Sports Management Report

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Virginia State University
Petersburg, Virginia

Virginia State University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Virginia State University is a small public school situated in Petersburg, Virginia. It awarded 14 masters’s sports management degrees in 2021-2022.

Read more about Sports Management at Virginia State University

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Belmont University
Nashville, Tennessee

Belmont University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Belmont is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 34 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Sports Management at Belmont University

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Henderson State University
Arkadelphia, Arkansas

Henderson State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Henderson State University is a small public school situated in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. It awarded 22 masters’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%.

Full Henderson State University Sports Management Report

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Bob Jones University
Greenville, South Carolina

Bob Jones University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southeast Region list. Bob Jones University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Greenville, South Carolina. It awarded 1 masters’s sports management degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Sports Management at Bob Jones University

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Hampton University
Hampton, Virginia

Hampton University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southeast Region list. Hampton, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s sports management degrees to 8 students 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%.

Read more about Sports Management at Hampton University

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Jacksonville University
Jacksonville, Florida

Jacksonville University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Jacksonville, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s sports management degrees to 15 students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 JU

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Jacksonville State University
Jacksonville, Alabama

With a ranking of #18, Jacksonville State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southeast Region list. Jacksonville, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s sports management degrees to 23 students in 2021-2022.

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%.

Full Jacksonville State University Sports Management Report

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Troy University
Troy, Alabama

Troy University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. Troy University is a public institution located in Troy, Alabama. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 35 masters’s 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%.

Read more about Sports Management at Troy University

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Belhaven University
Jackson, Mississippi

Belhaven University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Jackson, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s sports management degrees to 28 students in 2021-2022.

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. 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%.

Read more about Sports Management at Belhaven

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Winthrop University
Rock Hill, South Carolina

Winthrop University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Winthrop University is a public institution located in Rock Hill, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 masters’s 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%.

Read more about Sports Management at Winthrop University

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Mississippi College
Clinton, Mississippi

Mississippi College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Mississippi College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Clinton, Mississippi. It awarded 8 masters’s sports management 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%.

Read more about Sports Management at MC

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University of Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky

University of Louisville landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UofL is a public institution located in Louisville, Kentucky. The school has a large population, and it awarded 46 masters’s degrees 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 more about Sports Management at University of Louisville

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University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, Mississippi

University of Southern Mississippi came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, this fairly large public school awarded 52 degrees to qualified masters’s sports management students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Southern Mississippi Sports Management Report

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Clemson University
Clemson, South Carolina

With a ranking of #25, Clemson University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southeast Region list. Clemson, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s sports management degrees to 53 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national 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.

Read full report on Sports Management at Clemson University

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