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Most Popular Schools for Sport and Fitness Administration/Management Major & Degree Program

A program that prepares individuals to apply business, coaching and physical education principles to the organization, administration and management of athletic programs and teams, fitness/rehabilitation facilities and health clubs, sport recreation services, and related services. Includes instruction in program planning and development; business and financial management principles; sales, marketing and recruitment; event promotion, scheduling and management; facilities management; public relations; legal aspects of sports; and applicable health and safety standards.


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Rank School Name Students % of Total Total On-Campus Cost
1 California University of Pennsylvania 557 16% $26,644
2 Concordia University-Irvine 455 28% $51,930
3 Texas A & M University-College Station 253 2% $29,506
4 Southern New Hampshire University 242 1% $51,538
5 Ohio State University-Main Campus 193 1% $27,367
6 University of South Carolina-Columbia 184 2% $28,301
7 Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale 179 3% $22,208
8 Liberty University 179 1% $40,075
9 Georgetown University 179 3% $73,840
10 SUNY Cortland 176 10% $25,220
11 The University of Tennessee-Knoxville 175 3% $31,510
12 Grand Canyon University 157 1% $32,100
13 University of Massachusetts-Amherst 156 2% $30,913
14 Ohio University-Main Campus 154 2% $28,986
15 North Carolina A & T State University 154 7% $18,136
16 Florida State University 151 1% $22,168
17 Temple University 146 2% $33,004
18 University of Florida 145 1% $21,211
19 James Madison University 145 3% $27,356
20 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 141 1% $30,298
21 St John's University-New York 140 4% $61,408
22 University of Louisville 134 3% $27,980
23 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College 132 2% $30,360
24 University of Iowa 126 2% $24,239
25 Towson University 125 2% $26,834
26 North Carolina State University at Raleigh 118 1% $23,977
27 University of Miami 117 3% $68,460
28 Southern Methodist University 115 3% $74,737
29 University of Cincinnati-Main Campus 113 1% $27,476
30 Adelphi University 106 5% $58,430
31 Miami University-Oxford 105 2% $33,229
32 American Public University System 105 1% $6,880
33 Central Michigan University 102 2% $24,889
34 Troy University 98 3% $20,147
35 University of San Francisco 96 3% $68,296
36 Texas Tech University 95 1% $24,472
37 Columbia University in the City of New York 94 1% $76,856
38 Coastal Carolina University 91 4% $25,520
39 University of North Florida 88 2% $21,384
40 University of Akron Main Campus 87 2% $27,279
41 Texas State University 86 1% $23,130
42 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities 86 1% $27,898
43 University of Georgia 84 1% $26,688
44 Arkansas State University-Main Campus 83 2% $23,101
45 Washington State University 81 1% $27,484
46 Wichita State University 81 3% $24,042
47 University of Houston 80 1% $23,225
48 Bowling Green State University-Main Campus 79 2% $24,915
49 Kennesaw State University 77 1% $25,773
50 Canisius College 76 7% $42,288
51 Northeastern University Lifelong Learning Network 75 2% N/A
52 Syracuse University 73 1% $70,636
53 The University of Tampa 68 3% $45,450
54 Lock Haven University 67 7% $26,893
55 Georgia Southern University 67 1% $23,014
56 University of Kansas 67 1% $26,566
57 Minnesota State University-Mankato 65 2% $20,482
58 Belhaven University 63 5% $35,450
59 Concordia University-Nebraska 62 9% $44,110
60 The University of Texas at Austin 62 0% $26,506
61 Kent State University at Kent 60 1% $25,886
62 Ashford University 60 1% $13,230
63 Eastern Michigan University 60 1% $26,196
64 University of Central Missouri 58 2% $19,953
65 East Tennessee State University 57 2% $24,068
66 Springfield College 55 6% $53,244
67 East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania 54 4% $26,964
68 Colorado Mesa University 54 3% $24,142
69 Concordia University-Chicago 53 3% $44,426
70 Xavier University 53 3% $54,310
71 University of Southern Mississippi 53 2% $24,048
72 Farmingdale State College 53 3% $24,744
73 Gonzaga University 51 3% $59,795
74 Inter American University of Puerto Rico-San German 51 6% $17,986
75 Ball State University 50 1% $24,550
76 Abilene Christian University 50 5% $49,722
77 Western Carolina University 50 2% $17,705
78 Western Michigan University 50 1% $26,009
79 SUNY College at Brockport 49 2% $24,608
80 Mississippi Valley State University 48 12% $20,714
81 Lamar University 48 1% $22,641
82 Endicott College 48 4% $51,674
83 Missouri Baptist University 48 6% $41,185
84 Saint Leo University 48 1% $39,796
85 Virginia Commonwealth University 47 1% $32,041
86 Drexel University 47 1% $70,223
87 Wingate University 46 8% $48,746
88 Eastern Kentucky University 46 1% $23,706
89 University of Wisconsin-Parkside 46 5% $19,597
90 Georgia State University 45 1% $26,014
91 University of Memphis 45 1% $25,423
92 Eastern Connecticut State University 44 4% $27,967
93 York College of Pennsylvania 44 5% $34,550
94 Delaware State University 43 6% $23,420
95 Wayne State University 43 1% $27,157
96 University of Indianapolis 43 3% $45,382
97 University of Southern Indiana 42 2% $21,081
98 Hampton University 41 5% $42,380
99 Belmont University 41 2% $52,760
100 Castleton University 40 10% $25,316

This list indicates the number of students that completed the Sport and Fitness Administration/Management program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.