2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Sports Studies

Sports Studies isn't the most popular doctorate program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #437 in popularity out of 815 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of sports studies. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 20 doctor's degrees in sports studies during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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More Ways to Rank Sports Studies Schools

This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for sports studies.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Sports Studies in the United States

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in sports studies.

Most Well Attended Schools for Sports Studies Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

University of Western States
Portland, OR

20 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In OR

#1 Best Quality In OR

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in sports studies has to check out University of Western States. Located in the large city of Portland, Western States Chiropractic College is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in sports studies in Oregon. More information about a doctorate in sports studies from University of Western States

2

Springfield College
Springfield, MA

#1 Most Popular In MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Springfield College is a popular decision for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in sports studies. Located in the city of Springfield, Springfield College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. More information about a doctorate in sports studies from Springfield College

 

Sports Studies by Region

View the Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Sports Studies for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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Sports Studies Related Rankings by Major

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

Most Popular Majors Related to Sports Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Exercise Science and Kinesiology	214
Sports Management	31
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General	22
Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness	19

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.