The United States sports industry involves more than $200 billion in annual spending and touches every professional aspect of media and administration.
Transform your love of athletic competition and turn it into a rewarding career.
Sports Administration
Manage sports personnel and facilities in a variety of settings, including public recreation systems, voluntary agencies, facility and event management, community-based athletic programs, college athletic administration, and professional sports organizations.
- Undergraduate athletes who seek a career in the sports industry away from coaching or administration.
- Professionals in the journalism field who are looking for additional education on diversifying their talents.
- Leadership, management, and organization of recreation and sport
- Research methods
- Legal aspects of sports
- Marketing of programs and facilities
- Ethics in sports management
- Sports in a social context
- Financial aspects of sports
- Come online classes available
- Hands-on (experiential) learning on campus
- High quality internships available
- Network with industry professionals and alumni
- Rapidly growing career field with exponential projected future job growth
- Opportunities to collaborate with faculty on creative work and research
- Unique faculty spotlight
Sports Media
Graduate ready to advance your career in a range of sports media outlets, especially online, where sports content is growing rapidly, as well as positions within sports information offices and sports management.
- Explain and apply appropriate information technologies and methodologies to help individuals or organizations achieve their goals through the use of sports media.
- Anticipate the changing direction of sports media.
- Evaluate and communicate the potential utility of new technologies utilized in sports media.
- Live and work as a contributing, well-rounded member of society through ethical sports media practices.
- Individuals from a variety of backgrounds who would like to enter management and administration of sports personnel, staff, and athletic facilities.
- Sports Management/Business/Sport Science undergraduate degrees, those looking to work in professional/college/high school sports, coaching, city parks and recreation, private sector sport, health and fitness clubs.
- Professionals with athletic or coaching expertise who also have a desire to pursue a leadership role within a sports administration department or business.
- Familiarize students with technology and skills required to be successful in sports media.
- Provide significant hands-on internship experience in a real-world setting.
- Enable students to integrate management skills and ethical perspectives into their study.
- Prepare students for professional employment in sports media.
Arkansas State University | Kane County Cougars (Midwest League baseball) |
Baltimore Ravens M & T Bank Stadium | Kansas City Chiefs (NFL) |
Beloit Snappers (Midwest League baseball) | Kansas City T-Bones (American Assoc. baseball) |
Calvin College | Los Angeles Dodgers (MLB) |
Camp Arcadia-Lutheran Camp Association | Masterplan Group |
Cardinal Fitness | Memorial High School |
Carmel Clay Parks & Recreation | Merrillville High School |
Chesterton Parks Department | Metropolitan School District |
Chicago Bandits (NPF pro softball) | New York Yankees (MLB) |
Chicago Bears (NFL) | Pacers Sports & Entertainment |
Chicago Bulls (NBA) | Patrick Industries |
Chicago Cubs (MLB) | Portage High School |
Chicago Public Schools | Porter County Parks and Recreation |
Chicago Sky (WNBA) | Purdue University North Central |
Chicago White Sox (MLB) | Quincy University |
Cleveland Indians (MLB) | River City Rascals (Frontier League baseball) |
Comcast Sports Net | Riverton High School |
Concordia Lutheran High School | Saint Mary’s College Athletics |
Dallas Cowboys (NFL) | St. Louis Cardinals (MLB) |
Dynasty Athlete Representation, LLC | Steiner Sports Marketing |
Finish Strong Indoor Sportsplex | TPX Top 96, Inc. |
First Job in Sports | University of Notre Dame |
Fort Wayne Comets (CHL hockey) | U.S. Olympic Committee |
Gary SouthShore RailCats (American Assoc. baseball) | USA Taekwondo |
Good Samaritan Health and Wellness Center | USSF “C” National Coaching License |
Green Bay Bullfrogs (Northwoods League baseball) | Valparaiso High School |
Green Bay Packers (NFL) | Valparaiso Parks and Recreation |
Houston Texans (NFL) | Valparaiso University |
Indiana Invaders (PDL soccer) | VanGough Builders Enterprises, LLC |
Indiana Sports Corporation | Victory Sports Network |
Indianapolis Colts (NFL) | Westosha Central High School |