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Sports Management at Virginia Commonwealth University

Sports Management at Virginia Commonwealth University

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

VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and has a total student population of 29,070.

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.

VCU Sports Management Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Sports Management

Online Classes Are Available at VCU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

  • Master’s Degree

VCU Sports Management Rankings

Sports Management Student Demographics at VCU

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

VCU Sports Management Master’s Program

54% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 46% of sports management master's degrees went to men and 54% went to women.

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Of the students who received a sports management master's degree from VCU, 56% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the sports management master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 35% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 12
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 27
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 VA, the home state for Virginia Commonwealth University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 12,720 $41,370
Coaches and Scouts 6,910 $42,340

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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