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.
College Factual reviewed 9 schools in Iowa to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of sports management. Combined, these schools handed out 430 degrees in sports management to qualified students.
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.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Sports Management Schools in Iowa ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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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.
It is difficult to beat University of Iowa if you want to pursue a degree in sports management. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #80 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Iowa is a great university overall.
There were about 181 sports management students who graduated with this degree at Iowa in the most recent year we have data available.
It's difficult to beat Saint Ambrose University if you wish to pursue a degree in sports management. St. Ambrose University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Davenport. A Best Colleges rank of #756 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means St. Ambrose University is a great university overall.
There were about 15 sports management students who graduated with this degree at St. Ambrose University in the most recent data year.
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Every student pursuing a degree in sports management has to take a look at Grand View University. Located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines, Grand View University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 33rd out of 37 colleges for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were approximately 38 sports management students who graduated with this degree at Grand View University in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student pursuing a degree in sports management has to take a look at Loras College. Loras is a small private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Dubuque. This college ranks 29th out of 37 colleges for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were about 32 sports management students who graduated with this degree at Loras in the most recent year we have data available.
UD is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Dubuque. This university ranks 31st out of 37 colleges for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were about 13 sports management students who graduated with this degree at UD in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the town of Indianola, Simpson College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #790 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Simpson College is a great college overall.
There were roughly 11 sports management students who graduated with this degree at Simpson College in the most recent data year.
Located in the town of Oskaloosa, William Penn University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 36th out of 37 colleges for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were approximately 37 sports management students who graduated with this degree at William Penn University in the most recent data year.
Located in the rural area of Lamoni, Graceland Lamoni is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #700 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Graceland Lamoni is a great university overall.
There were approximately 12 sports management students who graduated with this degree at Graceland Lamoni in the most recent data year.
UIU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the remote area of Fayette. This university ranks 28th out of 37 schools for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were about 21 sports management students who graduated with this degree at UIU in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
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.
