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Career Options

With a sports-related degree, you'll be open to opportunities on and off the field.

  • Sports Agent
  • Athletic Coach
  • Sports Broadcaster
  • Sports Photojournalist
  • Event Coordinator
  • Sports Marketing Specialist
  • Sports Finance Executive
  • Sports Data Analyst
  • Facility Operations Manager
  • Fitness Coach
  • Athletic Trainer

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Hayden Kim in the esports gaming room.

Discover Sports Majors and Minors

Create a path that fits your goals and inspires your dreams.

Coursework Highlights

Find courses that fit who you want to be in your profession.

  • Health Sciences Applied to Coaching
  • Nutrition for Fitness and Sports
  • Psycho-Social Issues of Sport
  • Sport Data Analysis
  • Sport Economics
  • Sport Marketing Management
  • Television Sports Anchoring and Reporting
  • The Business of Esports
  • The Philosophy, Principles and Organization of Athletics in Education
  • The Super Bowl: Sport, Culture and Entertainment

Featured Employers

Our graduates succeed after leaving Syracuse University.

  • ATI Physical Therapy
  • Boston Celtics
  • Brooklyn Nets
  • ESPN
  • Los Angeles Rams
  • MLB Network
  • NBA
  • NBCUniversal
  • NFL
  • New York Islanders Hockey Club
  • New York Yankees
  • Nielsen Sports
  • Philadelphia 76ers
  • Steiner Sports
  • Thuzio
  • U.S. Ski & Snowboard
  • Under Armour
Learn more about degree outcomes

Build your network. Not just with your professors, managers or alumni, but also your peers. The Orange network is so vast, but make sure you’re cultivating relationships with your classmates as they’ll be in similar industries—and connections are everything.

Jordyn White '17 Corporate and Community Communications Director at Cleveland Browns
Jordyn White's headshot.

Clubs and Organizations

Learning happens inside and outside the classroom. Make connections to build your resume and your network.

  • Baseball Statistics and Sabermetrics Club
  • Basketball Analytics Club
  • National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association
  • Sales and Marketing Club
  • Social Workers United
  • Sport Analytics Women Club
  • Sport Management Club
  • Sport Venue and Event Management Club
  • SU Women in Sports and Events
  • The Society of Professional Journalists
  • WHEEL Club (Exercise Science Club)
Students in the eSports room playing games.

Esports

At Syracuse University, you can become part of an esports community that will help you develop your skills and power your passion. You'll enjoy our state-of-the-art gaming room, and we have more facilities on campus in development. Whether you're a highly competitive gamer or just giving esports a try, you'll find plenty of action and challenges.

Learn more about Esports
Professor of Esports Rubin Wright teaches Esports students in Newhouse.
Students and professors in the exercise science laboratory.
Scott Hansen talking to students during 2023 Boost the Cuse Broadcast.

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