Ranked America's #1 Best College for Sports Management Since 2020
The Department of Sport Management, at Rice University's School of Social Sciences, explores business concepts as related to the sport industry. The department offers two undergraduate degrees: a BA in Sport Management with a concentration in either Sport Law or Sport Leadership, and a BA in Sport Analytics (effective in the 2022-23 academic year).
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