<p>yeah she's definitely looking at sports management. thanks for all the replies, i'll get back to her with this info!</p>
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You don't HAVE to go to a "sports management" program to work in the field--another reason why the NASSM isn't the holy grail organization of the career.
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I disagree, many employers who I have talked to at job fairs really want the Sport Management degree, in fact, our business school which is ranked top 10 in the nation has difficulty placing students into the sport industry, compared to what our Sport Management program does. Sport Management is becoming a very specialized industry, and entering it without a SM degree is showing employers that the person they hire will have a learning curve on the job, compared to a graduate with the degree.</p>
<p>NASSM isn't the holy grail, because 1) It provides no ranking, or any description of what a top program is and does, rather what they look at in terms of program approval, 2) There are many programs who do indeed meet the standards, but don't want to pay dues and complete a lengthly application for an "A" next to their name, and 3) Some programs disagree with the standards that the NASSM has set for programs, and are more specialized with what they do.</p>
<p>A2Wolves I agree with what your saying. I guess I forgot to mention that if you major in simply "management", its good to start finding sports-intensive internships, part-time jobs, etc, early in college. I know that being in just Marketing and Management would make it hard for me to work in sports, and that's why I've already applied to internships and currently work in the Sports Marketing department at my school. If I could afford OOS schools, I'd be in a Sports Management program in a heartbeat. So take advantage of what you can, and go for it. Definitely go into Sports Management if you can, but if you can't, actively pursue internships related to sports. An internship in management at a business firm will hurt you more than help you compared to the internship in management for a team.</p>
<p>St. Jonh's and Seton Hall both have Sports Management. NYU actually has a program too as does Drexel, although I wouldn't trust Drexel's. UMass-Amherst has so many alumni working in good positions throughout sports, so the networking opportunities they offer are excellent.</p>
<p>Seton Hall actually sounds pretty good. Being 22 mins from downtown manhatten. They have alumn in all different sports. Anyone know anything else about the school?</p>
<p>WVU has a good sports manegment program</p>
<p>marny1, you can't say it's a strong business background. the only business background they get is a few classes built into the curriculum. suny-cortland doesn't even have a business school</p>
<p>chuckles- my point is that I think it very important to have a sport management program that includes business courses. At some schools, business courses were not mandatory and it was only suggested that you take business courses as electives or a minor (that may have changed as it is now 3 years since we compared sport management majors at different schools).
My kid may have avoided taking accounting or economic courses if it wasn't required. I think she needs to take at least 18 "business" credits which also include marketing, management, statistics etc in addition to a bunch of sport management credits and a semester internship.<br>
I think the combo of sport management classes-business courses- and internships is the way to go.
and never underestimate the "power of networking". As cortland is a NY school, there are plenty of cortland grads working in the NYC sport market. Of course the same thing can be said about Ithaca- st. john's and all the other NY schools that have sport management departments. I have never said Cortland was a better program than the others- but it is a very solid school for sport management.
and I might add- tuition is extremely reasonable!!</p>
<p>University of South Carolina has a sports management degree.</p>
<p>U Mass - Amherst is the best sports management program in the country</p>