Earn your BS in Sport and Recreation Management


Students with a degree in sport and recreation management can find a variety of career opportunities including community recreation, intercollegiate athletic departments, high school programs, the commercial fitness business sector as well as minor and major league sport teams. It also provides a foundation for graduate study in sport or recreation management, and other related graduate degree programs.

This degree offers a comprehensive curriculum with a unique integrative business approach. Our goal is to prepare leaders to meet the challenges in the global sport arena. The award-winning faculty is committed to creating a collaborative and nurturing learning environment for analyzing and resolving the challenges in the business and culture of sports nationally and internationally.

Sport and recreation management majors find employment in municipal recreation, campus recreation, college athletic administration, armed forces recreation, private clubs, non-profit organizations, professional sport organizations, and private/commercial recreation enterprises. Learn more about where recent alumni have gone following graduation.

Questions?

Please contact Kara Kehe, Assistant Professor of Instruction and Director of Undergraduate Studies, at kara-kehe@uiowa.edu or 319-384-4621 for more information.

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Alumni spotlights

Portrait of Jake Stone

Jake Stone

Title/Position
BS, Sport and Recreation Management (Business Studies Concentration)
Jake Stone received his BS in Sport and Recreation Management (Business Studies Concentration) from the University of Iowa.
Portrait of Cole McGinnis

Cole McGinnis

Title/Position
BS, Sport and Recreation Management (Business Studies Concentration)
Cole McGinnis earned his BS in Sport and Recreation Management (Business Studies Concentration) from the University of Iowa.
Portrait of Isabel Martinez

Isabel Martinez

Title/Position
BS, Sport and Recreation Management (Sport and Diversity Concentration)
Isabel Martinez earned her BS in Sport and Recreation Management (Sport and Diversity Concentration) at the University of Iowa.
Portrait of Madison Melchert

Madison Melchert

Title/Position
BS, Sport and Recreation Management (Coaching and Sport Instruction Concentration)
Madison Melchert earned a BS in Sport and Recreation Management with a Coaching and Sport Instruction Concentration, from the University of Iowa.
Profile of Brian Froelich

Brian Froelich

Title/Position
BS, Sport and Recreation Management (Business Studies Concentration)
Brian Froelich earned a BS in Sport and Recreation Management with a Business Studies Concentration at the University of Iowa.
Profile of Paige Snitker

Paige Snitker

Title/Position
BS, MA, Sport and Recreation Management
Paige Snitker earned her BS and MS in Sport and Recreation Management at the University of Iowa.