Successful athletic organizations rely on professionals who understand finance, marketing, business law, leadership, and organizational management. Coursework connects these business disciplines to sports governance, athletic administration, and day-to-day decision-making while helping you understand how organizations operate, grow, and serve their communities.

Effective leaders strengthen relationships with athletes, fans, sponsors, employees, and community partners. Coursework explores Leadership-Centered Management, sports marketing, communication, sponsorship strategy, and ethical decision-making while developing the skills needed to guide teams and organizations with integrity.

Concordia University Chicago’s Christ-centered approach encourages students to lead with purpose, serve others, and make thoughtful decisions that positively impact the organizations and communities they support.

Explore how facility and event management, sports governance, esports, streaming media, fantasy sports, artificial intelligence, and changing fan expectations continue to shape today’s sports business. You’ll also examine how organizations such as the NCAA influence athletic administration, compliance, and organizational decision-making.

An online sports management degree prepares graduates for leadership and operations roles throughout athletics, recreation, and sports business. Career opportunities may include Athletic Director, Sports Marketing Specialist, Event Coordinator, Recreation Manager, Community Relations Coordinator, Facility Manager, or Athletic Operations Coordinator.

The program’s combination of business education and sports-specific coursework also provides a strong foundation for careers with professional teams, collegiate athletic departments, youth sports organizations, recreation agencies, nonprofit organizations, and businesses that support the sports marketplace.

An online sports management degree combines business education with coursework focused on athletics, recreation, and sports organizations. At Concordia University Chicago, you’ll study sports marketing, business law, financial accounting, sports governance, facility and event management, leadership, and organizational management through a flexible online format.

Graduates pursue careers in many areas of athletics and sports business. Career opportunities may include Athletic Director, Sports Marketing Specialist, Event Coordinator, Recreation Manager, Community Relations Coordinator, Facility Manager, and Athletic Operations Coordinator. Graduates also work with professional teams, collegiate athletic departments, recreation agencies, youth sports organizations, nonprofit organizations, and businesses that support the sports marketplace.  

Both degrees include coursework in leadership, finance, marketing, and management. A sports management degree applies business concepts specifically to athletics and sports organizations, while also covering subjects such as sports governance, facility and event management, sports marketing, and emerging industry trends.

Yes. Coursework includes sports business case studies, sponsorship strategy, fan engagement projects, and event management scenarios that connect classroom concepts with real-world challenges. The Sports Management Capstone serves as a culminating experience, allowing students to apply business and sports management knowledge to a practical organizational project.

Yes. Concordia University Chicago’s BA in Sports Management is offered in a fully online, asynchronous format, allowing you to complete coursework while balancing work, family, athletics, military service, or other responsibilities.

Yes. Concordia University Chicago welcomes transfer students and evaluates previous coursework from accredited institutions for transfer eligibility. Eligible transfer credits may reduce the number of courses needed to complete your degree.

Concordia University Chicago combines business education, sports management coursework, and Christian values in a flexible online program. Students learn from supportive faculty who encourage academic growth, ethical leadership, and professional development while preparing graduates to make meaningful contributions across athletics and sports business.