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Master of Science in Sport Business
Sport Analytics

SPORT ANALYTICS

About the Sport Analytics Concentration

The Master of Science in Sport Business’s concentration in Sport Analytics produces managers and future executives who understand the potential of data-driven decision making in the sport industry.

The Sport Analytics concentration prepares students to comprehend and apply analytical methods to issues confronting decision makers in sport organizations.

This concentration is for: 

  • Professionals interested in gaining knowledge about data, statistical and quantitative analysis as well as predictive models to gain insights into team and player evaluation
  • Professionals with a mathematics or engineering background looking to work in sport analytics

Career Outlook

The growing global sport analytic market is the perfect industry to transition into if you are someone who loves sports and analyzing numbers. The demand for analytical models and statistical evidence by professional sports teams is rapidly growing in order to make the absolute best in-game decisions as well as reach optimal player performance levels.

Careers in Sport Analytics

Internships & Employment Opportunities

Our students have received internships and full-time employment in companies such as:

Career Outlook: Sample Job Titles

  • Data Analytics
  • Data & Program Metrics Specialist
  • Associate Director of Development & Alumni Affairs
  • Event Operations

Alumni Testimonial

“The Sport Business Master’s Program at Temple gave me the baseline knowledge in the sports industry that I had not received in undergrad, connected me with industry leaders that opened my mind to new opportunities, and instilled the confidence that I could be successful in any venture in the analytics industry that I wanted to take on.”

—Jake Scott
Specialist, Data & Evaluation with the Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation
Master of Science in Sport Business, Class of 2019

Sport Analytics Courses

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