2024 Best Sports Studies Schools in the Southeast Region
6Colleges in the Southeast Region
148Sports Studies Degrees Awarded
Sports Studies is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #557 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual reviewed 6 schools in the Southeast Region 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 148 degrees in sports studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of sports studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Sports Studies School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 the Southeast Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Sports Studies in the Southeast Region
The schools below may not offer all types of sports studies degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Shenandoah University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in sports studies. Shenandoah is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Winchester. A Best Colleges rank of #302 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Shenandoah is a great university overall.
There were approximately 6 sports studies students who graduated with this degree at Shenandoah in the most recent year we have data available.
It is difficult to beat United States Sports Academy if you wish to pursue a degree in sports studies. The Academy is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Daphne.
There were about 7 sports studies students who graduated with this degree at The Academy in the most recent year we have data available.
It's difficult to beat East Carolina University if you want to pursue a degree in sports studies. ECU is a very large public university located in the city of Greenville. A Best Colleges rank of #414 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means ECU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 46 sports studies students who graduated with this degree at ECU in the most recent year we have data available.
Western Kentucky University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in sports studies. Located in the city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 38 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were about 58 sports studies students who graduated with this degree at WKU in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the midsize city of Fayetteville, Methodist is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 32nd out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were approximately 3 sports studies students who graduated with this degree at Methodist in the most recent year we have data available.
Barry University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Miami. This university ranks 21st out of 77 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were roughly 2 sports studies students who graduated with this degree at Barry University in the most recent year we have data available.
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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).