Sports Management Major

<p>I believe UT has the #3 or so SM program in the country, but it'll be virtually impossible to get in from out of state.</p>

<p>hey everyone i am a junior in high school and i am also interested in a sports management major. i have read some of the recommendations for colleges to look at in this thread. i have a few questions however. first, i have visited Springfield in mass. has anyone heard anything about them. everyone there seemed very enthusiastic about it, but that will be almost anyone at a college that they attend. also, another one of my top choices would be u of tennessee. has anyone heard of anything from there? thanks so much</p>

<p>Syracuse has a good sports management program from what i've heard</p>

<p>Well Syracuse's just started, so it's not yet established.</p>

<p>Hey everyone,
I want to be an agent and was wondering what i should major in… also I want to know which colleges are recommended for this major.
I really want to go to USC or UMich, i have good enough grades, but would USC be a reach because i live in New York?</p>

<p>Thanks guys</p>

<p>You should major in whatever, because becoming a sports agents is equivalent to winning the lottery.</p>

<p>I am a current UMass SM student. I really enjoy the program here at UMass and I like the fact that I will also be receiving a business degree instead of something in Park & Rec or Kienesiology. I don’t however enjoy the lack of a city here, and it can get boring especially during the week. I am trying to transfer to a school in a city that has a SM program that is tied into its business program. Are there any lists of programs just like this?</p>

<p>Yes sir. Temple sounds like a great fit for you, and while our program isn’t one of the top two programs like UMass’, it’s still a top SM program. SM, here, is housed in Tourism and Hospitality Management, which is a ‘sister’ school to our business school. We have a brand new, recently opened $80,000,000 business school building too.</p>

<p>Does anyone have any info on the program at University of Delaware?</p>

<p>Another interesting choice would be Cornell’s school of Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR). Unique, highly prestigious program that focuses around labor law which is precisely what sports agents would be doing</p>

<p>And even from ILR, your chances at becoming an agent are as likely as being abducted by aliens.</p>

<p>^ True, just saying its the same subject area</p>

<p>No it’s not; it’s much more specific.</p>

<p>So if my dream is to be a GM or something along those lines, am i just as likely to break into the bussiness with a math major or something like that?</p>

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<p>You and everyone else.</p>

<p>do you guys think sports management undergrad followed by law school would be a good path to a front-office MLB or NFL job?</p>

<p>There’s no set path to getting a front office job.</p>

<p>Would one looking to apply to UMass for SM apply to Isenberg or the SM program directly? I know it is extremely competitive as the top ranked program in the major, but what credentials would a typical student have?</p>

<p>The SM program is in Isenberg. For applying, probably a 3.5+ GPA and an 1800+ SAT score</p>

<p>ok thanks thats very doable for me is there a real advantage to going to UMass as opposed to say Syracuse? What are some possible jobs right out of UMass? or is it better to go to grad school after?</p>