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2025 Best Sports Management Schools in Alabama

9 Colleges in Alabama
232 Sports Management Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in sports management, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #48 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 9 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Sports Management Schools in Alabama ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 232 degrees in sports management to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Sports Management School

Best Sports Management Schools in Alabama Your choice of sports management school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Sports Management School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Sports Management Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Sports Management
Master's Degrees in Sports Management
Doctor's Degrees in Sports Management

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 Schools in Alabama list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Sports Management in Alabama

The schools below may not offer all types of sports management degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Alabama Schools in Sports Management

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In AL
45 Sports Management Degrees Awarded

University of North Alabama is a great option for students interested in a degree in sports management. Located in the small city of Florence, UNA is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1168 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UNA is a great university overall.

There were roughly 45 sports management students who graduated with this degree at UNA in the most recent data year.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In AL
34 Sports Management Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in sports management has to check out United States Sports Academy. Located in the small city of Daphne, The Academy is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

There were approximately 34 sports management students who graduated with this degree at The Academy in the most recent data year.

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Bachelors Degree Type
BS in Sport Management Program Name

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AL
40 Sports Management Degrees Awarded

Troy University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in sports management. Located in the town of Troy, TROY is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1410 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means TROY is a great university overall.

There were roughly 40 sports management students who graduated with this degree at TROY in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In AL
4.3% Growth in Graduates

Jacksonville State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in sports management. Jacksonville State University is a moderately-sized public university located in the suburb of Jacksonville. This university ranks 25th out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Alabama.

There were approximately 23 sports management students who graduated with this degree at Jacksonville State University in the most recent data year.

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Samford University
Birmingham, AL
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In AL

Samford is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Birmingham. A Best Colleges rank of #311 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Samford is a great university overall.

There were about 17 sports management students who graduated with this degree at Samford in the most recent data year.

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Huntingdon College
Montgomery, AL
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In AL

Located in the city of Montgomery, Huntingdon College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 36th out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Alabama.

There were about 18 sports management students who graduated with this degree at Huntingdon College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Faulkner University
Montgomery, AL
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In AL
33.3% Growth in Graduates

Faulkner is a small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Montgomery. This university ranks 37th out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Alabama.

There were approximately 12 sports management students who graduated with this degree at Faulkner in the most recent data year.

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Masters Degree Type
MBA in Sport Management Program Name

Fit 2 of your passions – business and sports – into 1 degree when you earn your sport management MBA at Southern New Hampshire University.

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8
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In AL
23.1% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Mobile, USA is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #737 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means USA is a great university overall.

There were about 13 sports management students who graduated with this degree at USA in the most recent year we have data available.

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9
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In AL
41.2% Growth in Graduates

AAMU is a moderately-sized public university located in the midsize city of Normal. This university ranks 39th out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Alabama.

There were approximately 17 sports management students who graduated with this degree at AAMU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Sports Management Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Sports Management Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 1,064
North Carolina 710 756
Georgia 690 486
Virginia 630 636
Tennessee 624 461
South Carolina 530 688
Kentucky 518 332
Mississippi 501 210
Louisiana 489 229
Arkansas 466 265
West Virginia 410 241

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One of 5 majors within the Health & Physical Education area of study, Sports Management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 547
Physical Fitness Technician 7
Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness 6
Sports Studies 2
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General 1

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