Sport Management (B.S.)

The sport management major is designed to prepare you for a successful career in the multi-billion dollar sport industry.

As a sport management major, you’ll take courses that are specific to the sport management discipline, as well as business courses that will help you to develop quantitative analysis skills and an understanding of essential business concepts.

As a sport management graduate, you’ll find diverse and exciting career opportunities. These include careers in professional and minor league sports, intercollegiate and high school athletics, international and national sport governing bodies, sport agencies, sport facilities, businesses that use sports to market their products and sport marketing and event management firms.

Program Highlights

Internship Opportunities

The Lerner College sport management program will help you to go above and beyond your passion for sport by challenging you academically and providing you with practical experience outside the classroom. As part of this experience, you’ll complete a nine-credit internship during your senior year.

Volunteering

As a Lerner College sport management student, you will have access to a number of volunteer opportunities with the UD Athletic Department and other sport organizations in the area. Our goal is for you to gain as much practical experience as possible while developing professional networks within the sport industry.

Honors in Sport Management

The honors program at UD offers a scholarly and enriching community that extends well beyond graduation. You’ll enjoy smaller, more challenging classes and the opportunity to engage in research and assume leadership roles.

The honors degree requires:

1. All courses and requirements for the B.S. in sport management
2. All of the UD requirements for the honors baccalaureate degree

Courses in sport management taken at the 600-level count for honors credit.

Program Requirements

For the most accurate and up-to-date degree requirements, visit UD’s course catalog. Under the Department of Hospitality and Sport Business Management, select “Display Programs” to find your degree and view course options and sequencing.

Career Opportunities

Within 6 months of graduating, for the class of 2024, 98% of Lerner’s sport management graduates are employed (earning a mean starting salary of $53,780 – 3 year average, 2022-2024) or pursuing further education. For more information on career resources please visit the Lerner Career Services Center.

Top Employers

Some of the top employers of Lerner’s sport management graduates include:

• Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)
• National Football League
• Harris Blitzer Sports Entertainment
• Baltimore Orioles
• Comcast Spectacor
• ESPN
• Philadelphia 76ers
• PGA Tour

Top Jobs

Job titles of recent graduates with a sport management degree include:

• Operations Coordinator
• Account Executive
• Inside Sales Consultant
• Sports Writer
• Analyst
• Communications and Events Assistant

Visit the Career Outcomes of Lerner sport management students to see more top employers, job titles, salaries and locations.

News

• Lerner Welcomes New Faculty: Jim Kaden - Kaden is a visiting instructor in the sport management department and spoke about his vast experience in the athletics profession and what brought him to UD. 
• Lerner Career Lab Prepares Students for Real-World Careers - Lerner Career Services introduces Career Lab, a monthly workshop using employer-designed job simulations to help undergraduate and graduate business students gain hands-on experience, explore career paths and build job-ready skills.
• Outstanding Lifelong Lerner: Ryleigh Pineda - Ryleigh Pineda, a 2025 graduate of the Lerner College of Business and Economics with a sport management major, built her college experience around hands-on learning, leadership and a passion for the sports industry. She also expanded her industry perspective through an operations internship with NBCUniversal during coverage of the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.
• Sport Management Students Visit Europe During Winter Session - Students were immersed in four of Europe’s most influential sports cultures in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Spain. 
• Profs Discuss Branding, Host City Economics of Olympics - Lerner sport management professors John Allgood and Nataliya Bredikhina discussed the opportunity for athletes to elevate their personal brands and the economic impact of the host cities.

Learn More

Contact our administrative team
hospitality-dept@udel.edu
302-831-6077

Admissions Information

Learn more about undergraduate admissions requirements, deadlines, tuition and financial aid available to you.