2025 Best Sports Studies Schools in New York

If you plan on majoring in sports studies, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #557 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for sports studies students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 90 degrees in sports studies annually.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Sports Studies Schools List

Pick Your Sports Studies Degree Level

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Sports Studies Schools in New York list, to help you choose the best school for you. 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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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.

Best Schools for Sports Studies in New York

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 studies degree levels they offer.

Top New York Schools in Sports Studies

1

Manhattanville College
Purchase, NY

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

45 Sports Studies Degrees Awarded

4.4% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in sports studies has to check out Manhattanville College. Located in the suburb of Purchase, Manhattanville is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a degree in sports studies from Manhattanville College

2

St. Thomas Aquinas College
Sparkill, NY

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

St. Thomas Aquinas College is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in sports studies. STAC is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Sparkill.More information about a degree in sports studies from St. Thomas Aquinas College

Best Sports Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Sports Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded

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Sports Studies Related Rankings by Major

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

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Sports Management	1,089
Exercise Science and Kinesiology	733
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General	278
Physical Fitness Technician	154
Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness	29

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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.