Sports Management at Texas Tech University

If you plan to study sports management, take a look at what Texas Tech University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and has a total student population of 40,322.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Sports Management section at the bottom of this page.

Texas Tech Sports Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sports Management
• Master’s Degree in Sports Management

Online Classes Are Available at Texas Tech

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Texas Tech does offer online education options in sports management for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Texas Tech Sports Management Rankings

The sports management major at Texas Tech is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Sports Management. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Sports Management Student Demographics at Texas Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the sports management majors at Texas Tech University.

Texas Tech Sports Management Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of sports management bachelor's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sports management at Texas Tech are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Texas Tech University with a bachelor's in sports management.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	68
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Texas Tech Sports Management Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 65% of sports management master's degrees went to men and 35% went to women.

In the sports management master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% of degree recipients. That is 16% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Texas Tech University with a master's in sports management.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	15
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Exercise Science and Kinesiology

Careers That Sports Management Grads May Go Into

A degree in sports management can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for Texas Tech University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	19,450	$38,650
Coaches and Scouts	13,270	$51,800
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	1,640	$67,210

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Johan Hendrikse under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.