Sport and Fitness Administration Management

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.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 631 institutions across the United States, with a total of 51574 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

211

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

398

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

11,353

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

234

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

4,864

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

degrees awarded

Other Awards

34,450

awards given

Top Schools for Sport and Fitness Administration Management

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	1,113
2	University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC	1,008
3	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	837
4	Liberty University Lynchburg, VA	726
5	Concordia University-Irvine Irvine, CA	717
6	Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH	708
7	Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX	615
8	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA	600
9	James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA	579
10	University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA	540
11	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	537
12	Southeastern Oklahoma State University Durant, OK	519
13	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	519
14	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	513
15	Temple University Philadelphia, PA	504
16	Georgetown University Washington, DC	498
17	Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ	495
18	American Public University System Charles Town, WV	489
19	University of Louisville Louisville, KY	483
20	Arkansas State University Jonesboro, AR	480
21	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	474
22	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN	447
23	Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX	435
24	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH	426
25	Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH	412
26	Coastal Carolina University Conway, SC	402
27	Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX	399
28	St. John's University-New York Queens, NY	393
29	Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH	387
30	North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC	375
31	University of Miami Coral Gables, FL	375
32	North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC	345
33	State University of New York at Cortland Cortland, NY	339
34	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	333
35	University of Georgia Athens, GA	318
36	Towson University Towson, MD	315
37	Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA	312
38	Monroe College Bronx, NY	294
39	Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	285
40	University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA	279
41	The University of Tampa Tampa, FL	279
42	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	258
43	Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	258
44	Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA	249
45	University of Kansas Lawrence, KS	246
46	Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA	231
47	University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS	231
48	Pennsylvania Western University California, PA	228
49	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH	222
50	University of Houston Houston, TX	213
51	Endicott College Beverly, MA	213
52	Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH	210
53	Concordia University-Chicago River Forest, IL	210
54	Northwestern University Evanston, IL	207
55	Western New England University Springfield, MA	204
56	California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA	201
57	Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC	201
58	Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN	201
59	Washington State University Pullman, WA	198
60	Canisius University Buffalo, NY	192
61	Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI	192
62	Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	192
63	Wingate University Wingate, NC	189
64	East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN	189
65	University of Memphis Memphis, TN	186
66	SUNY Brockport Brockport, NY	186
67	University of Florida-Online Gainesville, FL	183
68	Wayne State University Detroit, MI	183
69	Reinhardt University Waleska, GA	180
70	Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	177
71	Texas State University San Marcos, TX	177
72	University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL	177
73	Wichita State University Wichita, KS	171
74	Farmingdale State College Farmingdale, NY	168
75	Belmont University Nashville, TN	168
76	Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI	165
77	Concordia University-Saint Paul Saint Paul, MN	165
78	University of Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	159
79	University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	159
80	Springfield College Springfield, MA	159
81	Ball State University Muncie, IN	156
82	Gonzaga University Spokane, WA	153
83	Rice University Houston, TX	153
84	Clemson University Clemson, SC	153
85	Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	150
86	Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN	150
87	Niagara University Niagara University, NY	150
88	Lasell University Newton, MA	147
89	Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA	144
90	Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI	144
91	Benedict College Columbia, SC	144
92	Xavier University Cincinnati, OH	144
93	Nichols College Dudley, MA	141
94	Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, CT	138
95	Tiffin University Tiffin, OH	135
96	High Point University High Point, NC	135
97	University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH	132
98	University of Delaware Newark, DE	129
99	William Penn University Oskaloosa, IA	129
100	University of Wisconsin-Parkside Kenosha, WI	129