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Sport Management, B.S.

College of Business

Do you love competing on the athletic field? Do you bleed your favorite team’s colors? If sports play this significant of a role in your life, a career in sport management might be exactly what you are looking for. The sports industry in North America is made up of many segments. It involves partnerships across organizations that conduct billions of dollars worth of business every year. Sports organizations, teams and athletic facilities, to name just a few, need savvy business professionals to keep them organized and operating efficiently.

With an in-depth curriculum focusing on strategies in real-world sport business applications, Indiana Tech’s Bachelor of Science in Sport Management will help you develop the problem-solving, decision-making and strategic-planning skills necessary to succeed in the performance, production and promotion segments of the sports industry.

Why choose Indiana Tech?

  • Our faculty are experienced in the professional and academic sides of the sports industry, which include sports marketing, intercollegiate athletic administration, youth and community sports management, recreation and competitive sports operations and professional sport structure and governance.
  • You will participate in multiple field experiences and/or internships during your education, which will provide you with career experiences in your chosen area of sport management.
  • Your education will include extensive experiential learning with real projects and real sports-related organizations.
  • The faculty integrates principles from the North American Society of Sport Management and professional sports organizations into program content.
  • Indiana Tech fosters an active learning environment, enriched by instructors who possess years of experience in their respective fields.

Career Outlook

A B.S. in Sport Management from Indiana Tech prepares you for a wide variety of in-demand careers. Below, you can explore career fields, salary information and employer demand from our partners at Lightcast, the leading labor market and career data provider in the U.S.

Job Outlook

Below are some of the potential career opportunities available to graduates with this degree. Additionally, you will find national statistics for average annual salaries and projected job growth, as identified by BLS.gov statistics. Salaries can vary based on the market in which you live and the prior experience you bring to the position.

  • Postsecondary education administrator (athletic director) $94,340/year

Job outlook through 2028: 7 percent increase

  • Sports marketing manager $132,620/year

Job outlook through 2028: 8 percent increase

  • Coach or scout $33,780/year

Job outlook through 2028: 11 percent increase

Warriors in the Workplace

Indiana Tech graduates with this degree have earned jobs at:

  • Cleveland Browns
  • Los Angeles Clippers
  • Baltimore Orioles
  • The Plex, Fort Wayne
  • Kwik Goal
  • YMCA of Greater Fort Wayne

Internship Opportunities

Indiana Tech students pursuing this degree have interned with:

  • Fort Wayne Komets (ECHL)
  • Fort Wayne Mad Ants (NBA G League)
  • Fort Wayne TinCaps (Midwest League)
  • Fort Wayne Football Club
  • Indiana Tech Warriors Athletic Department
  • Warrior Park
  • World Baseball Academy
  • YMCA of Greater Fort Wayne
Israel Vaides

Israel Vaides
B.S. Sport Management, 2021

Success Story

When Israel was researching colleges, he chose Indiana Tech because of its solid sport management program and its connections with Fort Wayne’s successful minor league sports franchises. It was a well-thought-out choice. Israel was able to intern wi…

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Craig Dyer

Program Lead

Professor Dyer has been involved in sport his entire life: from playing youth sport, to working in the sport industry, to coaching and officiating. Professor Dyer’s involvement in sport is broad and continues today. In addition to instructing college students, Professor Dyer serves as Indiana Tech’s Faculty Athletics Representative to the NAIA,  NAIA CFAR-Council of Faculty Athletic Reps, and Wolverine Hoosier Athletic Conference Eligibility Committee. Additionally, Professor Dyer is the Faculty Advisor to Indiana Tech’s Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) chapter, and Sport Management Society (S.M.S.) student organization.

  • Graduate Certificate in Sport Management, Southern New Hampshire University
  • M.B.A., Indiana Tech
  • B.S., Indiana State University

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