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Interested in a Career in Sports? Consider an MBA in Sports Management
Author: Kathryn Rivas, OnlineUniversities.com
Sports and entertainment are two industries that weathered the economic recession and came out of it all fairly well. A recent opinion article in the Daily Record, a Jacksonville-based business and law newspaper, asserts that, with the exception of local ticket sales, the sports industry has largely been unaffected by the poor economy.
For future MBA students interested in sports, an emphasis in sports management may be the right choice. According to an article written in the student newspaper of NYU’s Stern School of Business, pursuing an MBA degree could help students move along the path to owning a sports team. The article explains how 41% of sports owners have graduate degrees, and six professional baseball players have MBAs.
Since the field of study is relatively new, there are only a few dozen MBA programs with a specific focus on sports management and/or marketing. The following are three programs that may be of interest for MBA students who would like to pursue a career in sports.
1. University of Oregon’s Lundquist School of Business MBA in Sports Business Program. Started in 1993, this program was the first MBA ever to incorporate a specific focus in sports business. Both ESPN and Sports Illustrated have cited the Oregon MBA program as the top sports marketing program in the country. The sports business program is housed at the Warsaw Sports Marketing Center, where leading industry speakers give lectures and professors teach and perform research in a top-rated sports think tank.
2. San Diego State University’s Sports Business Management MBA Program. As the only fully-accredited sports-focused MBA program in California, SDSU’s sports business degree offers an array of classes tailored specific for the sports industry, as well as a core curriculum typical of general MBA programs. SDSU also hosts the annual SDSU International Sports MBA Case Competition, in which top MBA schools from all over the world come to compete.
3. UNC-Charlotte, Belk College of Business-MBA in Sports Management and Marketing . UNC’s program is one of the most competitive sports-related MBAs in the country, accepting only fifteen students every year. The Sports MBA offers courses like Sports Law, Sports Economics, and Professional Sports Selling. Every student is required to intern for a six month period with a sports-related company or agency during their second year in the program.
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This guest post is contributed by Katheryn Rivas, who writes on the topics of online universities accredited. She welcomes your comments at her email Id: katherynrivas87@gmail.com .
