2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Plains States Region” 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 the Plains States region, there were 1,461 sports management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 267 sports management graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,858 and $37,352 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 17 colleges that offered a degree 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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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region”.
Top 17 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Sports Management in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William Penn University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region list. William Penn University is a small school located in Oskaloosa, Iowa that handed out 22 masters’s sports management degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Sports Management at William Penn University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Missouri Baptist University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 17 degrees to qualified masters’s sports management students 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 more about Sports Management at MBU
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Minot State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Minot State University is a public institution located in Minot, North Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 masters’s 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%.
Read more about Sports Management at MSU
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baker University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region list. Baker University is a small school located in Baldwin City, Kansas that handed out 14 masters’s sports management degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.
Read more about Sports Management at Baker
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Augustana University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region. Located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 10 degrees to qualified masters’s sports management students in 2021-2022.
Full Augustana Sioux Falls Sports Management Report
Upper Iowa University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region list. UIU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fayette, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Full Upper Iowa University Sports Management Report
With a ranking of #7, Missouri Western State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Saint Joseph, Missouri, and it awarded 8 masters’s sports management degrees 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 full report on Sports Management at Missouri Western
Concordia University, Saint Paul did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #8. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 28 masters’s sports management 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%.
Read more about Sports Management at Concordia University, Saint Paul
Wichita State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region ranking. WSU is a fairly large public school situated in Wichita, Kansas. It awarded 24 masters’s sports management degrees 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 WSU
Grand View University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #10. Des Moines, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s sports management degrees to 16 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Sports Management at Grand View University
Concordia University, Nebraska did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #11. Concordia University, Nebraska is a small school located in Seward, Nebraska that handed out 0 masters’s sports management degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Concordia University, Nebraska Sports Management Report
Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #12. Mankato, Minnesota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s sports management degrees to 19 students 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%.
Full Minnesota State University - Mankato Sports Management Report
University of Iowa landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Iowa is a large school located in Iowa City, Iowa that handed out 25 masters’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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Full University of Iowa Sports Management Report
With a ranking of #14, Lindenwood University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region list. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized school located in Saint Charles, Missouri that handed out 6 masters’s sports management 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 full report on Sports Management at Lindenwood University
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 29 masters’s sports management degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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 UMN Twin Cities
Saint Cloud State University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, this fairly large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified masters’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%.
Read full report on Sports Management at Saint Cloud State University
University of Central Missouri landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Warrensburg, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s sports management degrees to 9 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Sports Management at UCM
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Notes and References
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
