Sport Management Program (Online)

Focus on Your Future

You’ve considered an online master’s degree in sport management – one that can help launch a successful career in the sports industry. It’s time to take the next step.

Make no mistake, your success will require more than a piece of paper. You’ll need industry experience, relevant courses and industry experts who double as professors. That’s exactly what you’ll discover at SUNY Cortland.

Your Possible Career Paths

What You’ll Need

• Grades: A minimum overall undergraduate GPA of 2.8 or higher is preferred. Applications are reviewed on a case by case basis, taking into account personal statements, letters of recommendation and any previous industry experience.
• Test scores: A waiver for the GRE or GMAT is granted to students who have earned a 3.3 or better overall GPA or who hold five years of industry experience in a related field. If you do not meet the waiver criteria, you must take the GRE or GMAT.
• Transcripts: Official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended to be forwarded directly to the College’s Graduate Admissions Office.
• Letter of intent: In 250 to 500 words, explain your professional goals and how SUNY Cortland’s graduate program in sport management will assist you in achieving them.
• Letters of recommendation: A minimum of two are requested, including at least one academic and one professional letter.
• Résumé: This is to be submitted online with application.

What Our Graduates Say

“SUNY Cortland’s online sport management program allowed me to work full-time and gain crucial experience in the sports industry, providing the flexibility to complete coursework on my own time.”

Patrick Meany ’11, M ’15
Client Relationship Specialist
New York Knicks

“It says a lot about the program that I was able to complete my master’s degree online, work 40-plus hours a week and be a full-time dad and husband. The professors that I had were tremendous. They were extremely knowledgeable, very understanding and I was able to interact with them as if I was in a classroom with them.”

Chris Bisignano M ’12
Director of Athletics
Purchase College