Elevate the Game-Day Experience
Change the game by learning to be agile and responsive in the competitive, multi-billion-dollar global sport industry. STHM can help you become a leader in creating lasting game-day experiences.
The sport industry is a global, multi-billion-dollar market that offers an array of interesting career opportunities. From ticket sales and sponsorships to game-day operations, this exciting industry creates memorable fan experiences every day. Start your path to become a leader in a career of your dreams.
With a Master of Science in Sport Business, you can advance your career with a mid- to high-level management position in this exciting, international industry. At the School of Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Management (STHM) you learn new ways to think analytically and critically about top situations facing professional sports teams, college athletics and sport business such as sport analytics, sales and promotion and event and venue management. With a dynamic curriculum and vast industry network, this program will transform the way you lead.
Partner with STHM to become a leader in this exciting, experience-driven industry.
Evening Courses to Fit Your Schedule
Individualized Professional Development & Coaching
100% Internship Placement
Top 10 Careers in Sport Management
There’s no one way to use your sport management degree in the global $1.5 trillion industry.
- Sales and Promotions
- Professional Sport Operations
- Collegiate Sport Administration
- Recreation Management
- Event & Venue Management
- Sports Marketing Manager
- Account Manager/Account Executive
- Sport Analytics
- Fitness Director
- Public Relations
Create Your Own Degree in Sport
Are you passionate about sport marketing and promotion? Would you like to learn more about how data is driving business decisions within sports teams and leagues? What about developing a strategic mindset that enhances the fan experience through game day operations?
At STHM, our program is designed so you can tailor your degree to your career goals with four industry focused concentrations. This 36-credit Master of Science in Sport Business emphasizes the theoretical foundation of sport business with an industry-specific curriculum that equips students with critical insight, strategic business principles and practical application techniques.
Accelerate Your Path with the 4+1 Program
Undergraduate students at Temple University can take advantage of MSSB’s 4+1 option, which allows you to earn both a bachelor’s degree and the MSSB degree in just five years. This unique option enables you to complete the MSSB degree in one additional year beyond your undergraduate studies, saving you time and fast-tracking your career in the sport industry. By joining the 4+1 program, you’ll gain advanced knowledge and practical skills while enjoying a streamlined path to leadership roles in the dynamic world of sport business.
4 Areas of Concentration
Athletic Administration
Gain the skills for management roles in student athletic programs. With a focus on intercollegiate athletics, the curriculum exposes students to critical issues in governance, policy-making, facility operations, fundraising, development and compliance.
Recreation and Event Management
Become a leader in the public and nonprofit sport industry sectors. This program applies critical theory and best practices in the areas of programming, event execution and fundraising.
Sport Analytics
Comprehend and apply analytical methods to issues confronting decision makers in sport organizations. The Sport Analytics concentration produces managers and future executives who understand the potential of data-driven decision making in the sport industry.
Sport Marketing and Promotions
Develop and leverage strategies that impact production, pricing, consumer behavior and distribution to generate sustainable results that innovate the game-day experience. Students in this program work with companies such as Comcast-Spectacor, IMG, LiveNation, Madison Square Garden and Octagon.
Earn A Dual Degree in Sport Management
Through this collaboration, students can complete a dual degree (M.S. in Sport Business / MBA in Sports Management), a program that will begin at Temple University and end at the Real Madrid–Universidad Europea Graduate School over a period of two years.
Enrollment Information
Paying for your degree
- $956 per credit hour (Pennsylvania resident)
- $1,109 per credit hour (out-of-state resident)
- Total Credits: 36
See details about tuition, opportunities for financial aid and scholarships and more.
Note: Rates listed are for the 2020-2021 academic year only. Tuition rates for the upcoming academic year are approved and announced by the Temple University’s Bursar’s Office every July.
Application Information & Deadlines
DEC.
15
Early Admissions Deadline
MAR.
1
Priority Scholarship Deadline and International Deadline
JUN.
30
Final Application Deadline
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