2025 Best Sports Studies Schools
24
Colleges in the United States
583
Sports Studies Degrees Awarded
A degree in
sports studies is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #557 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual reviewed 24 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of sports studies. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 583 degrees in sports studies annually.
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Choosing a Great Sports Studies School
Your choice of sports studies 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 studies schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Sports Studies Rankings by Degree Level
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 Studies Schools list to help you make the college decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.
Best Schools for Sports Studies in the United States
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the sports studies degrees they offer, see the list below.
10 Top Schools in Sports Studies
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In IA
University of Iowa is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in sports studies. Iowa is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Iowa City. A Best Colleges rank of #80 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Iowa is a great university overall.
There were approximately 7 sports studies students who graduated with this degree at Iowa in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In NY
Any student who is interested in sports studies needs to take a look at SUNY Cortland. SUNY Cortland is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Cortland. A Best Colleges rank of #218 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means SUNY Cortland is a great school overall.
There were about 7 sports studies students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Cortland in the most recent year we have data available.
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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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University of Massachusetts - Boston is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in sports studies. UMass Boston is a large public university located in the large city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #455 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UMass Boston is a great university overall.
There were roughly 13 sports studies students who graduated with this degree at UMass Boston in the most recent year we have data available.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In IN
Ball State University is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in sports studies. Ball State is a very large public university located in the small city of Muncie. A Best Colleges rank of #181 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Ball State is a great university overall.
There were about 3 sports studies students who graduated with this degree at Ball State in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #412 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Minnesota State Mankato is a great university overall.
There were roughly 16 sports studies students who graduated with this degree at Minnesota State Mankato in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in sports studies from Minnesota State University - Mankato
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In KY
58
Sports Studies Degrees Awarded
Located in the city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #851 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means WKU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 58 sports studies students who graduated with this degree at WKU in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in sports studies from Western Kentucky University
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In NC
44
Sports Studies Degrees Awarded
ECU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Greenville. A Best Colleges rank of #275 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means ECU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 44 sports studies students who graduated with this degree at ECU in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in sports studies from East Carolina University
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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Shenandoah is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Winchester. A Best Colleges rank of #337 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Shenandoah is a great university overall.
There were approximately 8 sports studies students who graduated with this degree at Shenandoah in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In NY
45
Sports Studies Degrees Awarded
Manhattanville is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Purchase. This college ranks 94th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 45 sports studies students who graduated with this degree at Manhattanville in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In ND
Located in the rural area of Bismarck, UMary is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #650 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UMary is a great university overall.
There were about 2 sports studies students who graduated with this degree at UMary in the most recent data year.
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