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Sports Management at Western Carolina University

Sports Management at Western Carolina University

Every sports management school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the sports management program at Western Carolina University stacks up to those at other schools.

WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and has a total student population of 12,243.

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.

WCU Sports Management Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at WCU

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? WCU offers distance education options for sports management at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

WCU Sports Management Rankings

The sports management major at WCU 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 WCU

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

WCU Sports Management Bachelor’s Program

21% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 79% of sports management bachelor's degrees went to men and 21% went to women.

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About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sports management at WCU 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 Western Carolina University with a bachelor's in sports management.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 31
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

WCU Sports Management Master’s Program

45% Women
52% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 55% of sports management master's degrees went to men and 45% went to women.

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In the sports management master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 52% of degree recipients. That is 19% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 14
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 NC, the home state for Western Carolina University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 9,690 $37,020
Coaches and Scouts 6,340 $46,420
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors 1,040 $62,790

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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