Today's sports industry needs highly trained professionals to meet the challenging pace of changes in economics and lifestyle that will define the growth patterns in tomorrow's marketplace. With the expansion of both recreational and spectator sports — and society's increasing concern over healthful lifestyles — athletic administration and fitness management are both growing more complex.

As a result, successful organizations in the sports industry are increasingly looking for tomorrow's leaders to have specialized training at the graduate level.

The Master's Program in Sport Management provides professional preparation for management and leadership positions with professional sports teams, intercollegiate and intramural athletics and recreation programs at colleges and universities and amateur athletic organizations. Profession preparation is also given for careers in private and public health and fitness clubs, corporate fitness and wellness programs, sports stadia and arenas, and the sports marketing, management and communications firms that service the larger marketplace.

Modern sport covers a wide range of areas, including technology, logistics, medicine, health, management, economics, sociology, education and law, to name a few. The MSA program consists of developing a transdisciplinary approach that will help solving the more and more complex issues faced today by sport administrations and industries.

The sport management industry is growing by leaps and bounds, with an explosion in research projects, texts, and university programs.

Here is the list of schools launches graduate studies in sports administration. Start to explore!

IE Business School

CIES (International Center for Sports Studies)