Sportmgmtkid

I am a junior in high school, and I would like to find some information about who has the best sports management programs. Thanks.

OHKID

In Ohio, Bowling Green seems to have the best. tOSU would be worth a look, as well.

Elsewhere, I would guess schools with good sports teams. Big 10 and SEC would be a good place to start.

Jimgotkp

Oregon. and as Ohiokid said Big Ten, SEC, and PAC-10 schools.

poi

South Carolina, UMass Amherst, Ohio Univeristy and Florida State.

yabeyabe2

Be careful--thousands of kids are pouring into that field, but there are very few jobs.
And it may sound cooler than it is!
That said, consider Syracuse

whitesox24

Here's a good list that I found on another thread.
Ohio University
UMass-Amherst
Flagler College
Ithaca College
UMich
West Virginia U
U South Carolina
Bowling Green State U
Springfield College
Syracuse
Florida
UMiami
UNC-Chapel Hill
UTexas-Austin

Good luck.

Knights09

You have no idea what you're talking about. There are multitudes of jobs.. You just have to be willing to move around. If you say "I want to work in sports but I will only live in NY, Boston, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, LA, etc." then you're going to be screwed. Also, Syracuse's Sport Management program is relatively new/weak. They are known for their strength in sports broadcasting, not management.

I am a Sport and Entertainment Management major at South Carolina. PM me if you have any questions.

House of London

"There are multitudes of jobs.. You just have to be willing to move around."

"You have no idea what you're talking about."

Irony? I think you're the one that have no idea what you're talking about. Yabeyabe2 is correct. The sports management industry is competitive.There is a higher portion of kids vying for jobs in the industry than actual jobs available--and this is by a wide margin.

Sportmgmtkid

i'm also trying to think of other programs that I could do if SM doesn't work out. Has to be something with the same basic aspects of SM. Thanks.

Knights09

London, of course the sports management industry is competitive. Nearly any industry is. The fact is that a large percentage of kids trying for these SM jobs do not have the contacts or knowledge to help them get the job. I know that our professors don't help out a journalism or a marketing major looking for an internship... They save those tips for the people in the program.

Do you know how many minor league teams and private companies there are in this country? I never said the "great" jobs are readily available. But someone with a degree in SM has a better shot at getting their foot in the door than someone with a normal business degree and no contacts.

mr california

Who says a person with a normal business degree doesn't have any contacts?

Knights09

No one, but the person in my example doesn't have any.