Gain a competitive edge by combining your love and passion for sports with leadership and management skills.
At the University of Southern Indiana, our 100% online Master of Science in Sport Management program, comprised of 30 credit hours, is led by expert faculty members and practicing sports professionals who will equip you with the practical and theoretical knowledge to pursue an advanced career in sport management.
At USI, our online master’s degree in sport management faculty members bring vast knowledge and research expertise to your learning. Our industry-leading professors are changing our field through their work in physical education, sport diversity and gender, sport organizational behavior and sociology, and sport marketing. That means you’ll gain the practical and theoretical skills to succeed in your career in sport management.
The MSSM is ranked 10th in the nation as part of the Top 49 Online Sports Management Programs by Intelligent.
At USI, all our sport management courses are just seven weeks long. You can pursue coursework in an accelerated format and take two sport management courses per seven-week term — so you can graduate in just one year. If you prefer to take one course at a time, you’ll move into a rewarding career in sport management in two years.
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The MSSM requires 30 graduate credit hours. All courses within the MSSM are three credit hours and seven weeks long. Courses are designed using the Quality Matters Rubric Standards based on best practices and research for course design.
Courses can be taken in an accelerated version, where students take two courses (six credit hours) per a seven-week term. The accelerated option allows students to finish the MSSM within one academic year.
MSSM students may also take courses in our alternative option, which allows students to take one course (three credit hours) per a seven-week term. The alternative option allows students to finish the MSSM within two academic years.
An online master’s degree in sport management is an investment in your career, and that means you want results.
When you graduate from USI, know that we have a proven track record of helping aspiring professionals, like you, build a career in sport management. Some of our recent graduates now work with the San Francisco 49ers, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, University of New York Recreational Sports, YMCA of Greater Louisville, and many other colleges, schools, and sport equipment companies.
Learn more about where you might see yourself with an online sport management master’s degree.
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The University of Southern Indiana is committed to making college accessible to those wishing to further their education by providing numerous scholarships, grants, and financial aid options to assist students in managing tuition expenses.
The Master of Science in Sport Management degree program at the University of Southern Indiana has received specialized accreditation through the Commission of Sport Management Accreditation (COSMA) located in Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.
