Masters of Science in Sport Management

University of San Francisco

Educating industry professionals since 1991, USF has established itself as one of the leading sport management master's programs in the world. Our mission is to develop responsible, ethical, and inclusive leaders for the sport industry, who have the current and future technical and management skills required to build winning sport organizations that benefit society. Our locations in San Francisco and Orange County give you broad access to opportunity, and our long track record gives you an inside advantage. Our track record of educating industry professionals since 1991 gives you an insider's edge in the world of sports. Tap a network of over 2,500 alumni who are leaders in the industry as you spend 1,000 hours of internship experience with professional teams, universities, and agencies worldwide.The interdisciplinary graduate curriculum is designed to provide students with management and social science theory, quantitative theory, and analytics practice. It is structured with cohort-based students taking one course at a time and meeting one evening per week so that working adults who have professional goals in the sport marketplace may complete their degree in approximately 23 months, including over 160 hours of internship experiences and an optional Business Research Project. It provides professional preparation for operational, analytical, management, and leadership positions with professional sports teams, intercollegiate athletics programs, recreational sports facilities, amateur athletic organizations, health and fitness organizations, sporting events and tournaments, stadiums and arenas, and the marketing, management, technology, and communications firms that support the sport marketplace.