United States Sports Academy

Work in the $400 billion sports industry is an exciting and appealing career choice for today’s students. Those already in the industry know: studying online with the United States Sports Academy can advance a career in sports.

Whether you need a degree, continuing education, or a course or two, the United States Sports Academy has a wealth of sports courses in which you can enroll. With rolling registration, you can begin at your convenience. That’s just one reason 96% of Academy graduates say they’d recommend us to friends and colleagues.

The United States Sports Academy awards the bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degree. Especially in the master’s programs, learning in the field complements study in courses. Internships (in your local area, unless you choose otherwise) help build the professional networks that lead to satisfying employment. Alumni of the United States Sports Academy make up another network, one of sports’ most extensive. Many reports indicate the number of graduates who get to work in the career studied is approximately 20%. But more than 2/3 of Academy alumni work in the sport industry.

They are managers, teachers, administrators, entrepreneurs, coaches, healthcare providers, and researchers—and they are all about sports, at the professional, Olympic, collegiate, interscholastic, and recreational levels.

The United States Sports Academy was the first and is the only one of its kind in the United States. It was established in 1972 to turn around a new scientific finding that linked poor preparation of coaches to the injuries incurred by the athletes they supervised. Today, coaches everywhere can prepare thoroughly for their work. Through sports-focused instruction, support of research, and teamwork with professional groups like the National Federation of State High School Associations, the Academy showed how to meet sports professionals’ educational needs.

The Academy’s first decades have also coincided with the general awakening to the role of exercise in health and the value of individual commitment to healthy living. This has meant expanding employment opportunities for our graduates.

The United States Sports Academy is America’s Sports University, with graduates worldwide. And we are ready to come to you. The United States Sports Academy, known worldwide as America’s Sports University ®, features the largest sport education program in the world. The role of the Academy is to prepare men and women for careers in the profession of sports.

Academy courses are offered online so that students can conveniently take courses at anytime and from anywhere. Students can also enroll and start their studies anytime.

The Academy was founded in 1972 with the mission to upgrade the profession of sport which within the United States was in a state of disarray at the time. It was clear that the best means of addressing this situation was through education and so the initial impetus for the creation of the Academy came from the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA).

These professional sport administrators and coaches whose backgrounds also included working in an educational environment played an instrumental role in the development of the Academy’s curriculum. Thus the Academy almost half a century ago became the first and only free standing, accredited school of sport in America, a distinction that continues to this day.

The curriculum and degree offerings of the Academy include the Bachelor of Sports Science (B.S.S.) in four disciplines, Master of Sports Science (M.S.S.) in five disciplines and Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Sports Management. The Academy also offers a wide array of continuing education and certificate programs. The reach of the Academy has been enormous having delivered sport education programs in more than 65 countries around the world.

The Academy’s success at launching and enhancing the careers of its alumni has been driven by a singular focus on sport and a constant commitment to innovation. As such, our expert faculty are leaders in sport education, our innovative experiential mentorship program gives students an edge in the job market, and our alumni benefit from our vast network of professional contacts throughout the world of sport. Likewise, the institution today is technologically driven with all of our courses being delivered through online delivery. These have also been designed with the utmost flexibility to meet the demanding life styles of today’s students with innovations such as rolling registration that allows students to start whenever they are ready instead of having to wait until the school is ready.

The Academy offers a high quality, convenient and affordable sport education experience. Our programs are fully online and our frequent enrollment schedule allows you to start your courses when you are ready. You get to study on your schedule, so you can earn your degree, live at home and keep your job.

The Academy is committed to providing you with a high quality education at a very competitive price, which is particularly important to the adult working student. The Academy features a low and reasonable single tuition rate for each course that covers everything, including your books and test proctoring fees. This saves you thousands of dollars on your degree compared to other schools that charge extra fees for every service imaginable. With the Academy, there are no hidden fees; what you see is what you get. The Academy also supports our men and women in service, including providing discounts for active military and spouses in the bachelor’s and master’s programs.