100% online. 100% accredited.

Wichita State's 100% Online Sport Management Master's degree is uniquely positioned to advance your skills and career options in sport entertainment, sport participation, sporting goods organizations, and more.

Graduates of our program work in a variety of sport settings including major league and minor league professional sports, intercollegiate athletics, interscholastic athletics, fitness, recreation, sports equipment and apparel, and other sport organizations.

For more information please contact the Department of Sport & Leadership Studies at sport.management@wichita.edu or complete the request information form.

Program Overview

Program is 100% online and fully asynchronous (no class meetings).
30 credit hours, including six-credit hour internship. Program can be completed in as little as a year.
Required internship (600 hours on the job) can be completed in one semester or split across two semesters.
Apply anytime. Students can start in the fall, spring, or summer semesters.
No comprehensive exam or thesis requirement.
2026-27 tuition: $368 per credit hour (excludes fees).

Course Checklist

Required Courses: 30 credit hours (credit hours of courses in parentheses)
- SMGT 799: Career Foundations in Sport Management^* (3) - currently offered in Fall semesters
- SMGT 800: Analytics & Decision Making in Sport^** (3) - currently offered in Fall semesters
- SMGT 801: Management in Sport^** (3) - currently offered in Spring semesters
- SMGT 803: Sport Marketing (3) - currently offered in Spring semesters
- SMGT 810: Sport Leadership (3) - currently offered in Fall semesters
- SMGT 811: Sport in Society^** (3) - currently offered in Fall semesters
- SMGT 812: Ethical & Legal Issues in Sport (3) - currently offered in Spring semesters
- SMGT 822: Communication in Sport** (3) - currently offered in Spring semesters
- SMGT 847: Internship (6) - currently offered every semester

^* Students MUST enroll in SMGT 799 in their first fall semester in the graduate program.

^** Equivalency courses for these course requirements are anticipated to be offered in summer semesters, but students should meet with their advisor if wanting to take summer courses.

"Wichita State played a pivotal role in my development not only as a student but as a professional as well. WSU requires real world and practical experience from its graduate students before graduating from the program. Those experiences allowed me to find my place in athletics and helped me figure out where I could make the biggest impact."

— Tyler Levesque, Marketing Analyst, PepsiCo

Admission Considerations

When applying for admission to the Master's in Sport Management program, you must submit the following in your graduate school application:

Unofficial transcripts from every institution previously attended, with an overall undergraduate GPA of 2.750 or greater (on a 4.0 scale)
An updated resume
No GRE or GMAT scores required
Since the program is fully online, international students cannot use the program to fulfill F-1 visa status in the U.S., but can take the program from their home country.

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