Graduate Study in Sport Management

Program Strengths

• One-year program
• Great internships
• Individual attention
• Dynamic, case-based education
• Strategic career planning and placement
• Extensive industry network
• Full-time faculty
• 15-year history in the Business
• Beautiful location

 

Why Ithaca College?

Ithaca College’s nationally and internationally recognized faculty members not only provide world-class instruction inside the classroom, but they also serve as mentors to students working on research projects, among other things. Our Sport Management students gain a holistic, practical education on which to launch their careers in the field. 

Through years of offering degrees in sport management and sport media at the undergraduate level, the department has extensive networks in the industry that afford graduate students the opportunity to pursue internships with a wide array of sport organizations. 

Selected examples of placement sites:

• The commissioner and league offices of major sports such as the National Football League, the National Basketball Association, and Major League Baseball
• Professional franchises such as the Baltimore Orioles, Boston Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Galaxy, New York Mets, Philadelphia Eagles, and Washington Wizards
• Sport governing bodies such as the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the United States Olympic Committee (USOC)
• Foundations, halls of fame, and athletic conferences; athletic departments on college and university campuses
• Sport radio, television, and media outlets (ESPN, Fox Sports, Golf Digest, The Golf Channel)
• Sport marketing firms such as Octagon and International Management Group (IMG)
• Sports arenas (such as Madison Square Garden)

To find out more about internships opportunities, as well as other key program information, visit the links on the left sidebar.