<p>not PE or coaching or managing teams, but the business of sports.</p>
<p>Any notable undergrad programs?</p>
<p>Check out Indiana, Endicott, SUNY Cortland, Springfield, West Virginia.</p>
<p>not sure if NYU might have one? i saw an ad on it on campus but i dont recall if it was for undergrad or grad</p>
<p>umich's school of kinesiology. They have a sports management major amongst others.</p>
<p>I second what BigRed said. You get all the benefits of a big university while enrolled in a small, intimate school that really cares about its students. UMich's kinesiology school is an underappreciated gem.</p>
<p>UMass's and Ohio State's programs are generally considered the most reputable in the nation</p>
<p>I have heard Rice has a decent program....anyone with experience there?</p>
<p>Check out the North American Society for Sport Management- NASSM.com. I'm not very computer literate so-- On top of the page you have to key into "Academia" hit "universities" - and a world map will appear-- click over the area of the USA. They will list the schools that have approved programs through the NASSM. Sports Management is a mixed bag. Some school have it through the Educ. Dept, some kineseology--business and in some it stands alone. Though there may be only 35 recognized undergrad programs, there are many more that may follow NASSM guidelines but may not follow them enough to gain their approval. This website will link you directly to the schools and their sports management program. It includes all the programs not just the NASSM approved ones.</p>
<p>Thanks for the useful link, marny!</p>
<p>Just as an aside to anyone else perusing that site, you can't necessarily assume that a non-approved or non-accredited program is lower in quality.</p>
<p>Sometimes colleges have very good reasons for not adhering to the guidelines of a professional society or program-level accrediting body. Of course this varies from field to field. I believe ABET, for engineering, is pretty much a gold standard and all the top programs undertake to get their accreditation. But NCATE, for teacher accreditation, is different--some programs have serious differences with their philosophy and eschew their accreditation (but still have good-quality programs).</p>
<p>No idea how NASSM falls, but thought it was a timely reminder.</p>
<p>It's becoming a very popular major at the Univ. of San Fran...</p>
<p>syracuse has a sports management program as a major. It started this year, so is its new. (no track record)</p>
<p>University of the Pacific has sports management as well; some students intern in Torino/Turin for the winter olympics.
Oregon has a masters level in sports marketing I believe.</p>
<p>George Washington U's SM majors were at Torino as well.</p>
<p>Ohio State has a strong program.</p>
<p>A strong graduate program. They don't have SM for undergrad.</p>
<p>The UMASS/Amherst program is an undergrad program - thru the business school I believe - but better check that out - one of the top in the country also.</p>