The way we think of sports has drastically changed over the years; these days few people would say that a sport is "just a game." Indeed, sports provide serious entertainment and big business in this country, and sports managers are crucial to ensuring that the players, fans, coaches, and financial backers coexist peacefully.

Sports Management professionals know how to market sports effectively and how to plan events, diving into the areas of sports publicity, coaching, and administration. An interdisciplinary field, sports management encompasses elements of economics, accounting, marketing, psychology, law, and communications.

Students who major in sports management go on to pursue careers as agents, managers, publicists, and many other positions in the sports industry. Career opportunities involve working with professional teams and leagues, college athletic departments, conference offices, national and international amateur associations, public/private recreational agencies, club facility management, marketing and event promotion, sport clothing, and more. Sports management is a broad field, and the knowledge you acquire about both business and sports makes for a whole arena of action-packed possibilities.

Sports Management - Associate of Arts Degree
The Sport Management Associate Degree lays a foundation for further studies in sport and recreation management. The concentration focuses on developing knowledge, skills, and attributes in areas such as management and leadership, ethics, budgeting and finance, communication, marketing, and socialcultural factors, all with a sport-related adaptation. This sport management course of study is designed specifically to align with the North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM) national accreditation guidelines for undergraduate sport management programs. The Sport Management associate degree program lays a foundation for further study in sport management or related programs at the undergraduate level.

University of Phoenix is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges & Schools and the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges & Schools.

Sports Management - Master of Business Administration Degree
The Tiffin University Master of Business Administration (MBA) concentration in Sports Management assists students in enhancing their managerial skills through the delivery of techniques and best practices that integrate academic theory with contemporary business applications in the sports industry.

The preparation for managerial opportunities in professional, intercollegiate, and recreational sports recognizes the need for developing practitioners who understand the dynamic nature of the business and apply responsive and prudent skills in decision-making and operations. This program places a premium on enhancing applied critical thinking skills and ethical decision-making practices in a chosen sport industry segment. One of the great advantages of the MBA in Sports Management is that students will be required to participate in a supervised mentorship program with an individual who has appropriate experience and is able to demonstrate a record of outstanding contribution to the profession.

Tiffin University is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs.