2025 Best Sports Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington

If you pursue a bachelor's degree in sports management, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #35 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Sports Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 119 bachelor's degrees in sports management to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to sports management students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other sports management students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized sports management related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for sports management students working on their bachelor's degree.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Sports Management in Washington

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in sports management.

Top Washington Schools for a Bachelor's in Sports Management

1

Washington State University
Pullman, WA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

61 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in sports management needs to look into Washington State University. Wazzu is a very large public university located in the town of Pullman.More information about a bachelor’s in sports management from Washington State University

2

Central Washington University
Ellensburg, WA

31 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Central Washington University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in sports management. CWU is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of Ellensburg.More information about a bachelor’s in sports management from Central Washington University

Best Sports Management Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Sports Management Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	643	104
Oregon	343	20
Hawaii	172	2
Alaska	87	5

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Sports Management Related Rankings by Major

Sports Management is one of 5 different types of Health & Physical Education programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Sports Management

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Exercise Science and Kinesiology	208
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General	15

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.