Sports Management Schools In Colorado
Colorado has is only one accredited sports management school where sports management faculty who teach sports management classes can find employment. The trends in Colorado's sports management academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in sports management includes sports management training at the sports management bachelors degree level.
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Professional Trends
Colorado Vs. National Sports Management Employment
| Colorado | 5,860 |
| National | 342,960 |
Of all of the sports management professionals in the country, nearly 2% are in the state of Colorado.
Employment Growth for Sports management professionals In Colorado
| 8,010 | 7,340 | 6,470 | 6,360 | 5,860 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Yellow: Actual Values
In Colorado, sports management is a shrinking field. There were 2,150 less sports management professionals working in Colorado in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of sports management has shrunk by 27% in Colorado. This decline is faster than the change in the number of sports management professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of sports management professionals has grown by 5% from 2006 to 2010.
Sports Management VS. All Professions salaries in Colorado
| $97,940 | $99,560 | $102,330 | $100,220 | $102,980 |
| $46,058 | $47,685 | $48,234 | $49,831 | $51,291 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Light Blue: Sports Management
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
In Colorado, as the number of sports management professionals is declining, the salaries earned by sports management professionals are increasing. The mean salary for sports management professionals in 2006 was $97,940 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $102,980 per year.
Salary percentiles for Sports management professionals in Colorado
10th percentile |
$58,340 |
25th percentile |
$79,170 |
50th percentile |
$101,850 |
75th percentile |
$122,070 |
90th percentile |
$147,830 |
Thus, there was a 5% growth in sports management professionals' salaries. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. There is a 153% pay differential between the highest paid sports management professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket. Thus, there is huge variation in pay, within the field of sports management in Colorado.
Average Salaries for Sports management professionals and related professions in Colorado
Business Administration |
$96,777 |
Business Management |
$103,907 |
Sports Management |
$102,980 |
In Colorado, sports management professionals earn, on average, more than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Sports Management programs available for each degree type for all schools in Colorado
associate |
0 |
bachelor |
1 |
master |
0 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 1 |
A majority of these graduates, or 100%, graduated with a bachelor's degree in sports management.