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Sport Management Degree at NGU Ranked Best of Its Kind


Where can sports fans hoping to work behind the scenes in the field find the best program in the nation? According to the Sports Management Degree Guide, it’s at North Greenville University.


An online resource for the latest information about sports management degrees, the Sports Management Degree Guide released its inaugural list of “Top 30 Bachelor’s in Sport Management Degree Programs” for the 2018-19 academic year. Factors included accreditations, student-to-faculty ratios, net cost, and graduation rates.


NGU’s sport management program — accredited by the Commission on Sport Management Accreditation (COSMA) — rose to the #1 spot of the Sports Management Degree Guide ranking. It beat out similar programs at other southern schools like Louisiana State University, Troy University, and Winthrop University.


“Students gain hands-on experience through activities like writing a business plan and working a variety of sporting events,” the report reads, relating what makes NGU’s program stand out.


In fact, each of the courses in the sport management program at NGU includes a practicum; each semester offers numerous opportunities to volunteer with NGU Athletics; and each student completes a 600-hour internship that often leads to a job offer, says Dr. Jeff Briggs, professor of sport management at NGU.


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“Te sport industry has huge demand around the world — especially with the rise of the coaching profession,” says Briggs. “We are preparing high-caliber men and women who love the Lord to go straight into the marketplace.”


NGU’s sport management program places its graduates in the sport management profession at more than 85 percent annually, according to Briggs. Te most com- mon employers for NGU graduates include local recreation departments, private organizations, and sports ministries, as well as high school, collegiate, and even professional sports teams.


In their sport management roles, NGU graduates serve in coaching, facility man- agement, and sports marketing, as well as planning, organizing, and managing the aspects of an organization focused on athletics or physical activities.


“I would definitely recommend the sport management degree [at NGU]. All of my professors were wonderful. . . . Teir office doors were always open if we ever needed help. Every class pushed us to be and do the best that we could,” says alum Karli Taylor (’13), athletic coordinator at Spartanburg County Parks and Recreation. “My studies helped prepare me for every aspect [of] my career.”


Learn more at ngu.edu/sport-management.


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