Sports and recreation is big business in the U.S. and around the world. There are numerous career paths for graduates with degrees in sports management -- including professional sports as well as recreational sports and related organizations. Success in the rapidly evolving field of sports management requires excellent communication skills, business savvy, passion for the game, a drive to innovate, and a continual focus on the customer and/or fans. There are opportunities for you to earn a specialized bachelor's degree in the field of sports management at a school in Minnesota. Such a degree can prepare you for a leadership role in a organization within intercollegiate sports, professional sports, organizations such as the NFL, NBA, MLB, and NHL, recreational sports organizations and events, golf club management, ski resort management, sports equipment sales, sport finance, sports analytics and information management, sports applications of wearable technology, sports economics, sports event management, sports promotion and marketing, talent assessment and valuation, and stadium and sports facilities management.

Concordia University is a private nonprofit university in St. Paul, Minnesota. Concordia University's degree programs include a bachelors degree with a major in the field of Sport Management. St. Mary's University (of Minnesota) is a private nonprofit university with campuses in the Twin Cities and Winona, Minnesota. St. Mary's offers a bachelors degree with a major in the field of Sport Management. Hamline University is a private, four-year, not-for-profit university with a campus in St. Paul, Minnesota. Hamline University's programs through its School of Business include a Bachelor of Business Administration with a concentration in Sport and Recreation Management. Concordia University is a private nonprofit university in St. Paul, Minnesota. Concordia University offers a bachelors degree with a major in the field of Sport Management (Accelerated).