Sport Management Program Earns Elite International Rankings

The Mark. H. McCormack Department of Sport Management's masters degree program has achieved elite status in Sport Business International magazine's 2014 Postgraduate Course Rankings. In the survey, released in the magazine's June edition, the Isenberg program ranked 2nd among all postgraduate sport management programs in the United States for the third year in a row. It ranked 4th among all postgraduate programs worldwide.

The ranking criteria included student satisfaction, employment within three months of graduation, work placement as part of the curriculum, and other variables. More than 500 programs sought rankings in the magazine's survey, which is in its third year.

"Our national and international rankings are an affirmation of our extraordinary faculty and our emphasis on student-focused, experiential learning," notes McCormack department chair, Lisa Pike Masteralexis. "It also reflects our deep ties with industry, including thousands of well-placed alumni. And it underscores our enduring relationship with the McCormack family, which commits us to a culture of innovation informed by the industry's past."

The McCormack master's degree program offers an MS degree and a hybrid MBA/MS degree. The department also offers BS and PhD degrees. Founded in 1972, it is the second oldest department in the world to offer degree programs in Sport Management, and the largest and most academically diverse in its field in the United States. The Chronicle of Higher Education, Sports Business Journal, CNBC.com, ESPN.com, and Forbes.com have all recognized McCormack as a leader in its field. The department is also home to the McCormack Center for Sport Research and Education, which focuses on research and educational partnerships between the sport industry and academia.