Sports Management

Sports Management Degree at USF

With a foundation in core business classes coupled with plentiful internship opportunities, your Sports Management degree will prepare you to be more than a sports fan. Our unique approach to Sports Management will help you turn your love of sports into a career for a lifetime. 

Reasons to earn your Sports Management degree at USF

When you study Sports Management on USF’s campus in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, you’ll find servant leaders and mentors among USF’s business faculty. Your USF professors will help you develop strong communication and leadership skills. In addition, you can build your business network among USF’s Christian community.

USF has received specialized accreditation for its business programs through the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE).

Earn your accredited degree in Sports Management at USF, and you will:

  • Demonstrate mastery of the basic knowledge and competency in the major and in your chosen minor or concentration
  • Demonstrate strategic/critical-thinking skills encompassing the ability to link data, knowledge and insight together from various disciplines
  • Demonstrate your understanding of the relationship between ethics, organizational principles and personal faith

Sports Management Degree Options

Earn your degree in Sports Management at USF, and you’ll build your interest and talents in business, as well as strengthen your foundation of faith and ethics. USF offers several options for specializing your bachelor’s degree in Sports Management:

In addition to meeting the liberal arts core requirements, you must complete the Sports Management core requirements as well as complete the requirements for subsequent concentrations (above). All coursework in the Sports Management major, in the business concentration and in the Entrepreneurial Studies minor must be completed with a grade of C- or better.

Sports Management Stories

Bruce Watley

Assistant Professor of Business Administration

Brad Van Kalsbeek

Assistant Professor of Accounting

Career options for Sports Management

You might be wondering what you can do with a Sports Management degree. Graduates from USF’s Vucurevich School of Business go on to a variety of careers, with annual average salaries ranging from $41,000 to more than $124,000 for those who go on to earn their MBA. Possible career paths include:

  • Athletic administration
  • Marketing
  • Coaching
  • Recruiting
  • Scouting
  • Sports medicine

Additional Resources for Sports Management Students at USF

USF gives you opportunities beyond earning your bachelor’s degree in Sports Management.
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