I was reading an article “Can Graduates
of Sports Management Programs Score?” In the article Dallas Mavericks owner Mark
Cuban discuss the growth of the Sports Management program and how many more
schools are offering the program than ever before. According to Mark Cuban
everyone with a sports obsession wants to work for their favorite team therefore
more people are interested in a Sports Management Master’s degree creating more
demand and more program offerings.
With so
much demand it makes a lot of competition. Especially when interested in operation ( GM & Coaching) positions you
are competing with other graduates as well as former athletes. With demand and
so much interest in these desirable jobs sports teams can pay much less than
companies that have less desirable jobs.
According
to the article a survey was conducted by Sports Business International and the
average salary for a graduate with a Masters degree in Sports Management 3
years after graduation was $48,000 for 2015 graduates. According to a May 2015
survey the median starting salary expected for 2015 MBA graduates is 100,000.
I found
this article to be interesting. It is true that if a job is in high demand the
employer can pay you less because they have so many people willing to work for
the low salary. After spending a couple of years working in sports I know that a
lot of people will work in sports and make less for the experience rather than
take a higher paying job. In my opinion it’s not all about the money. When you
do what you love you will be happy. The
same goes for school if you take a major you love you will enjoy it. Its best
to follow your passions. You can move on when the time is right but no one can
take away your experiences.
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