Master of Science in
Sport Business
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.
Elevate the Game-Day Experience
Evening Courses to Fit Your Schedule
Individualized Professional
Development & Coaching
Online, In-Person or Hybrid
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.
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What can you do with a master's degree in sport management?
There's no one way to use your sport management degree in the global $1.5 trillion industry.
- Professional Sport Operations
- Collegiate Sport Administration
- Recreation Management
- Event & Venue Management
- Sport Analytics
- Sales and Promotions
- Sports Marketing Manager
- Account Manager/Account Executive
- Public Relations
- Fitness Director
See where our graduates work:
View CareersCreating Opportunity for Real-Life Success
“This program takes a holistic and realistic approach to studying the sport and recreation business that helped prepare me for both the day-to-day decision making I do in my work as well as the fast-paced change that is characteristic of sport.The relationships I formed while attending STHM have continued to help aid me in my career path.”
Leah Moore
“The STHM Master’s program is well-respected across the country. One of the key factors that sets this program apart is that you are taught by real-world, sport industry executives who strive to introduce students to as many industry professionals as possible. I researched other schools, but STHM was the perfect fit.”
Angelise Stuhl
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.
4 Areas of Concentration:
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.
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Enrollment Information
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Learn MoreNote: 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.
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Get StartedFor Honduran soccer management professional Juan Saybe, EMSSB ’22, graduating in December from Temple University’s School of Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Management (STHM) was not merely a milestone. It was practically miraculous.
After an exceptionally varied career in sport management at the NCAA and professional levels, new faculty member Assistant Professor Ashley Gardner joined STHM in 2022. Here she discusses her research interests, insights on the sport industry and how STHM students set themselves apart.