Graduate DEgrees

Lead the future of sport through advanced graduate education.

Whether you’re looking to elevate your expertise, advance into leadership, or contribute to groundbreaking research, USSU offers specialized graduate degree programs designed for professionals who want to make a lasting impact in the sports industry.

Graduate students also have opportunities to engage with the Center for Sport and Olympic Studies and Culture (CSOSC), our newly recognized Olympic research and study center. Through the CSOSC, students can explore the history, culture, leadership, and global impact of the Olympic Movement while contributing to meaningful scholarship that advances the future of sport worldwide.

M.S.S. Sports Management

Learn sports administration, sports marketing, sports law, and more in this sports graduate program.

M.B.A. Sports Management

Sharpen your business and leadership skills and learn how to manage sports organizations, and capitalize on emerging opportunities in the sports industry.

M.S.S. Sport Leadership

Designed for professionals seeking advanced leadership roles within sport organizations, athletics, recreation, and education.

M.S.S. Sports Coaching

Our sports coaching degree has helped launch thousands of students into careers as coaches at the high school, college, professional, and international levels.

M.S.S. Exercise Science

Whether your goal is to work as a strength and conditioning coach, own your own gym, or manage a corporate fitness center, our exercise science degree empowers future sports leaders like you.

M.S. Sport Psychology

Learn the science of sport psychology including counseling strategies to use in consulting, how to develop sport psychology interventions, ways to make ethical decisions, and how to distinguish mental health and mental skills.

Ed.D. Sports Management

The Doctor of Education in Sports Management program at USSU is an online sports degree designed for working professionals who aim to be leaders in the sports industry and in education.

Complete at Your Pace

Become a leader in sports – faster. USSU is one of the few sports graduate schools to offer accelerated graduate programs. These accelerated graduate program options allow you to finish your degree in almost half the time of traditional options:

accelerated grad programs

Earn your master’s at your own pace with 16-week and 8-week course options. Our summer semesters are even faster, with 12-week and 8-week options.

Get your degree 100% online

The United States Sports University offers five bachelor’s degrees, four master’s degrees, and a doctoral program, each designed to empower working professionals in the sports industry.

Higher-level roles in the sports industry, like coaching or leading collegiate athletics programs, often require specialized sports education. At USSU, our dedicated faculty will help enhance your professional knowledge and skills.

The Numbers Speak For Themselves…

82%

82% of our alumni secured employment within four months of graduation.

63%

63% of our alumni work in a sport related field.

85%

85% said their education prepared them for their current position.

Get off the computer and onto the field

While many online graduate programs keep you stuck to a screen, the United States Sports University gets you out onto the field or the court with internships.

Our internships provide in-the-field learning experiences in managing facilities, promoting events, analyzing videos, crunching numbers, and numerous other activities. Your internship will not only give you hands-on professional training, but it will also expand your professional network and help pave the way toward a position after you graduate.