Career Opportunities in Sports Management
Undergraduate students majoring in sports management typically seek employment in the following areas:

• Recreational sports and intramural program management
• Sports facility coordinator
• Community Center director
• Wellness/Fitness Center director
• Convention and clinic coordinator
• Marketing, promotions or sales positions
• Professional sport teams and leagues (e.g., marketing, promotions, agent, etc.)
• Collegiate athletic programs (e.g., sports information, compliance, fund raising)
• Sporting event management (e.g., scheduling, sales management, risk management, etc.)
• Sports marketing firms and agencies (e.g., agent, account management, contract law, licensing, etc.)
• Ticket and concession management
• Athletic conferences and leagues (e.g., compliance, event management, etc.)
• Sports information positions
• Youth sport program management
• Sports fund-raising positions (e.g., development officer, fund management, etc.)
• Sporting goods industry positions (e.g., regional sales representative)
• Non-profit sport organizations (e.g., Special Olympics)
• Sport public relations and community relations positions
• Sports camp and tournament management
• Sport governing body administration (e.g., NAIA, NCAA)
• Non-profit agency positions (e.g., YMCA, USOC)
• Entrepreneurship opportunities in sport (e.g., recruiting services, consulting, etc.)

Related Fields and Graduate Study
Graduate study is not a requirement for entry into the field of sports management, however, access to and progress within specialized athletic careers is generally enhanced by the pursuit and completion of graduate level academic and/or internship experiences. Some students pursue graduate degrees in complimentary areas such as public administration, recreation management, MBA-sports management and the law.