Turn a passion for sports into a career with a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Sport Management degree online. Our innovative bachelor's degree program has been preparing students for careers in sports for more than 25 years. The sports industry continues to evolve. SNHU's online sports management degree can help you evolve with it. You'll take a mix of business, liberal arts, and sports management courses and gain valuable field experience to help you get in the game. With a sports management degree, you'll gain key industry knowledge that will prepare you to handle the demands of a career in sports.

Learn how to:

- Make strategic decisions to help a sports business achieve its mission

- Build relationships between areas of sports business

- Apply sports management principles in an international context

- Understand the role of social responsibility in the sports business

- Analyze social, cultural, and political influences on sports businesses

- Use coursework to solve real-world problems

Your sports management courses are designed by professionals working in the field. As a result, courses offer cutting-edge learning resources to help prepare you for success in this growing industry. Accelerated Bachelor's-to-Master's Pathway Option: Earning a master's degree can set you apart in a competitive field and prepare you for top sports jobs. Our accelerated BS-to-MS pathway can help you earn your degree faster.

The accelerated degree program lets you:

- Save money: Take up to 2 graduate-level courses (6 credits) during your bachelor's program at the online undergraduate tuition rate.

- Save time: Apply your graduate credits to your master's in sports management to complete your program in as fast as one year.

Interested in the BS-to-MS pathway? Talk with your academic advisor to make sure you meet all the academic requirements. With a sports management degree from SNHU, you'll have access to up-to-date industry knowledge taught by faculty with years of sports management experience. The BS in Sport Management gives students a well-rounded education focused on sports-specific career skills. Sports management courses are designed and reviewed by experts working in the field and align with current industry standards.

"A large percentage of our faculty members currently work in the sports industry and share real-world experience directly with our learners, said Michael Newhouse-Bailey, an associate dean of business at SNHU.

With an online sports management degree, you'll explore a broad range of industry topics, including

- Sports marketing and sales

- Brand management

- Facilities management

- Economics of sports

- Ethics and social responsibility

- Global sports business

General business education courses provide a strong foundation in economics, statistics, finance, and more. These areas of study will serve you well in a sports management career. With 18 elective credits available, you'll also be able to dig deeper into sports and business topics that interest you. Courses in marketing, data analysis, or finance can give you specialized experience and help you stand out in a highly competitive field. Finding success in the sports industry also requires a number of career skills.

An online sports management degree can help you develop these sought-after skills, including

- Communication: Effectively share ideas within a sports organization, department, or team.

- Collaboration: Build and maintain valuable partnerships. - Analysis: Gather and review data to make strategic decisions.

- Problem-solving: Connect classroom learning and practical experience to solve real-world problems.

You'll get a chance to put these career skills into action when you finish your online sports management degree with an internship. This hands-on experience offers key on-the-job training that can help you reach your goals. By working closely with advisors and career mentors, you'll learn to apply knowledge from your coursework to real-world scenarios.

Daniel Comstock '20 said his internship was a key part of his sports management learning and helped him land a full-time job offer before graduation. "There's something to learn every single day whether it's from an athlete, whether it's from a fellow employee, whether it's from continuing education that you're reading that you can apply to your day-to-day life," Comstock said. "As an online sports management student, you'll also have a broad range of virtual learning opportunities."

A partnership with our esports program, for example, gives sports management students the opportunity to experience this growing field. You'll also have access to virtual tutoring, writing services, career services, and even online student clubs and organizations. Cloud-based virtual environments in some courses give you access to the technology you need for your degree.

Part of our mission to expand access to quality higher education means removing the barriers that may stand between you and your degree. That's why you can apply at any time and get a decision within days of submitting all required materials. Acceptance decisions are made on a rolling basis throughout the year for our 6 (8-week) undergraduate terms.

$150 Graduation Fee, Course Materials ($ varies by course)