by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 18 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for sports management students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 953 bachelor's degrees in sports management to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of sports management for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we consider a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for sports management students working on their bachelor's degree.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Sports Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region list to help you make the college decision.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in sports management.
University of Massachusetts Amherst is a good decision for students interested in a bachelor's degree in sports management. UMass Amherst is a very large public university located in the small city of Amherst.More information about a bachelor’s in sports management from University of Massachusetts Amherst
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in sports management. Located in the town of Durham, UNH is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in sports management from University of New Hampshire - Main Campus
Endicott College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in sports management. Located in the large suburb of Beverly, Endicott is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in sports management from Endicott College
Plymouth State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in sports management. Plymouth State is a small public university located in the town of Plymouth.More information about a bachelor’s in sports management from Plymouth State University
UCONN is a very large public university located in the fringe town of Storrs.More information about a bachelor’s in sports management from University of Connecticut
Dean College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Franklin.More information about a bachelor’s in sports management from Dean College
Located in the city of Newton, Lasell is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in sports management from Lasell University
SNHU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize suburb of Manchester.More information about a bachelor’s in sports management from Southern New Hampshire University
Located in the city of Bangor, Husson is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in sports management from Husson University
Located in the rural area of Standish, Saint Joseph's Maine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in sports management from Saint Joseph’s College of Maine
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Explore the best sports management schools for a specific state in the New England Region .
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 581 | 462 |
| Connecticut | 341 | 113 |
| Vermont | 289 | 20 |
| Maine | 281 | 55 |
| New Hampshire | 276 | 126 |
Sports Management is one of 5 different types of Health & Physical Education programs to choose from.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Exercise Science and Kinesiology | 823 |
| Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General | 276 |
| Sports Studies | 15 |
