Overview

The sports industry is a broad and diverse field including college and high school athletics, professional sport, international sport, community-based sport and recreation, event and facility management, sports media, sports law, sports analytics, sales, community relations, finance, and sports marketing.

Sports management is ideal for those who want to combine their love for sports with their business acumen and management skills.

A Gordon College concentration in Sport Management provides leadership, business, operations and analytical training skills in a sports industry context.

Why study sports management at Gordon?

At Gordon, you’ll gain wide industry exposure while developing your own management style—all within the liberal arts context, which offers additional depth and breadth to make you a versatile employee. With over 20 varsity teams on campus, Gordon College is an NCAA Division III school with a thriving and dynamic athletic community. Surrounded by some of the nation’s top sports teams, in addition to a robust academic faculty with years of business experience, Gordon is a unique setting to fuse your passion for sports, your faith and your knack for business.

What can I pursue using my business management major with a sports management concentration?

In addition to preparing you for graduate study in sport management and related fields, the sport management concentration is a springboard into a variety of careers in sports businesses and nonprofits, including:

Athletic Director / Athletic Administrator
Campus recreation director
Chief financial officer
Community relations director
Director of operations
Executive Director of non-profit and community sports organizations
Events manager
Facility director

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Facility and Event Management
Critical Issues in Sport
Sport and Recreation Management
Sales and Negotiation
Leading with Justice

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-13 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-01 00:00:00

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Rolling Admission

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Essex, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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General requirements

Complete the online application
Schedule your admissions interview. Your admissions interview may be conducted by phone or Skype.
Send us your official academic records. These must be received from all secondary school(s). For transfer applicants, all records from universities attended are also required. Transcripts must be in English and be converted to the U.S. grading scale using SPANTRAN or WES.
Send us your test scores. We require results from one of the following tests: Duolingo, TOEFL or IELTS.
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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

33000 USD / year

≈ 33000 USD / year
Out-of-State

33000 USD / year

≈ 33000 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

33000 USD / year

≈ 33000 USD / year

Living costs

Essex

United States

1369 - 2318 USD / month

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Overview

Why study sports management at Gordon?

What can I pursue using my business management major with a sports management concentration?

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

Prepare for Your English Test

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Essex

Funding

Need help with your student visa?

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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