Sports Business

Become a game-changer in business

The DePaul Sports Business major will prepare you to succeed in the ever-evolving sports industry. Our expert faculty will teach you how to apply the skills you learn in your coursework to countless careers in a field that continues to grow in both size and complexity.

With an increasing need for leaders who have a wide range of transferable skills, our Sports Business degree program will help open doors for you in each of these areas:

• accounting
• business analytics
• economics
• entrepreneurship
• events
• hospitality
• leadership
• management
• marketing
• operations
• sales

As you work towards your Sports Business degree, you’ll take a variety of Driehaus College of Business courses in addition to electives in the College of Communication, which will provide you with real-world, interdisciplinary knowledge and skills that combine communication with business theory.

You’ll have access to global organizations such as:

• Chicago Bears
• Chicago Blackhawks
• Chicago Bulls
• Chicago Cubs
• Chicago White Sox
• Gatorade
• McDonald’s
• 4Front
• Paragon Marketing Group
• The Premier League
• Wilson Sporting Goods
  
• KemperLesnik
  

These companies will link you with industry leaders and give you practical experience to apply to the workplace. And you’ll have access to a deep pool of local and national connections, which will help you land internships, networking opportunities and full-time jobs.

For international students: this program is a STEM-designated program, which can qualify you to extend your post-graduation stay in the United States.