City: Athens
Attendance: 25,000+ students
The University of Ohio’s Master of Sports Administration degree takes third place in both North America and globally in the Postgraduate Rankings, following two second placed finishes in 2022 and 2023.
This marks the first time the programme has not finished in the the top two in any of the SportBusiness Postgraduate Course Rankings, having held the enviable record of having placed in the global top two across all editions of the rankings.
The course, which is offered as an MBA/MSA dual award, is based out of Ohio University’s College of Business in Athens, Ohio and has been running since 1966. It’s typical maximum cohort is 35, supported by 11 full-time staff working on the programme.
Heading up this group is the recently appointed department chair, Dr. Lamar Reams, Ph.D. Dr. Reams is responsible for all sports degree programmes within the college of business.
At a glance:
- Second place in the peer review
- Second highest response rate from alumni
- Highest individual student satisfaction scores were for the ability to both connect with alumni and network with industry executives