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2025 Best Sports Management Schools in Minnesota

6 Colleges in Minnesota
292 Sports Management Degrees Awarded
Ranked #48 in popularity, sports management is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in Minnesota to determine which ones were the best for sports management students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 292 degrees in sports management annually.

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Choosing a Great Sports Management School

Best Sports Management Schools in Minnesota Your choice of sports management school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for sports management schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

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

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 Minnesota ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Sports Management in Minnesota

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the sports management degree levels they offer.

Top Minnesota Schools in Sports Management

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MN
106 Sports Management Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat University of Minnesota - Twin Cities if you want to pursue a degree in sports management. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public university located in the city of Minneapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #45 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.

There were roughly 106 sports management students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MN
66 Sports Management Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat Minnesota State University - Mankato if you want to pursue a degree in sports management. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Mankato. A Best Colleges rank of #412 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Minnesota State Mankato is a great university overall.

There were roughly 66 sports management students who graduated with this degree at Minnesota State Mankato in the most recent data year.

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Bachelors Degree Type
BS in Sport Management Program Name

Turn your passion for sports into a career and a path to high-level roles in the industry with this online bachelor's from Southern New Hampshire University.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In MN
25.0% Growth in Graduates

Gustavus Adolphus College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in sports management. Gustavus Adolphus is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Saint Peter. This college ranks 37th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.

There were roughly 12 sports management students who graduated with this degree at Gustavus Adolphus in the most recent data year.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MN
48 Sports Management Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat Concordia University, Saint Paul if you want to pursue a degree in sports management. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 45th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.

There were roughly 48 sports management students who graduated with this degree at Concordia University, Saint Paul in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In MN
40.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #817 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means St. Cloud State University is a great university overall.

There were roughly 5 sports management students who graduated with this degree at St. Cloud State University in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In MN

Bemidji State University is a small public university located in the town of Bemidji. This university ranks 40th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.

There were about 12 sports management students who graduated with this degree at Bemidji State University in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Sports Management Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Sports Management Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Missouri 693 228
Iowa 648 354
Kansas 599 265
Nebraska 500 89
North Dakota 416 89
South Dakota 381 82

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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 538
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General 103
Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness 30
Physical Fitness Technician 20
Sports Studies 18

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