Below is a list of the universities offering sport management programs in the United States.
The Commission on Sport Management Accreditation (COSMA) was jointly established by the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) and the North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM) in July 2008. COSMA accreditation is replacing program approval granted by the former Sport Management Program Review Council (SMPRC) which was in operation for more than 20 years. All SMPRC-approved programs will be recognized through their date of expiration until and unless they submit for COSMA approval. Those programs approved in the past few years that were granted an extension will be publicly recognized by COSMA through December 31, 2009. Additionally, those that received their seven-year approval in 2003 or later will retain their approval status throughout the seven-year period (e.g., programs SMPRC-approved in 2003 will retain their status until December 31, 2010). All SMPRC-approved programs are invited to begin the COSMA accreditation process as soon as they would like.
The programs that have been reviewed by SMPRC and have met the required approval standards are indicated with an "A". To date, no new programs have been accredited by COSMA. When they are, they will be indicated in the list below with a "C".
| Name | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctoral |
| Alvernia College |  | | |
| American Military University |  |  | |
| American Public University |  |  | |
| Aquinas College, MI |  | | |
| Arkansas State University |  | | |
| Ashland University |  |  | |
| Auburn University | |  | |
| Averett University |  | | |
| Baldwin-Wallace College |  | | |
| Ball State University |  |  | |
| Barry University, FL |  |  | |
| Baylor University | | A | |
| Belmont University | |  | |
| Bemidji State University |  | | |
| Bowling Green State University | A | A | |
| Cal State University - Bakersfield |  | | |
| California Baptist University | |  | |
| California State University - Long Beach | |  | |
| California State University, Fresno | |  | |
| California University at Pennsylvania | A |  | |
| Canisius College | | A | |
| Cardinal Stritch University |  |  | |
| Castleton State College |  | | |
| Cazeenovia College |  | | |
| Cedarville University |  | | |
| Centenary College |  | | |
| Central Michigan |  |  | |
| Chowan College, NC |  | | |
| Clemson University |  | | |
| Cleveland State University |  |  | |
| Coastal Carolina University |  | | |
| Colby-Sawyer College |  | | |
| College Misericordia |  | | |
| College of Mount St. Joseph |  | | |
| College of Saint Rose, Albany, NY |  | | |
| Columbia College Chicago |  | | |
| Coppin State College |  | | |
| Daemen College |  | | |
| Dakota Wesleyan University |  | | |
| Dana College |  | | |
| Daniel Webster College, NH | A | | |
| Defiance College |  | | |
| Delaware State University |  |  | |
| DeSales University | A | | |
| Dowling College | A | | |
| Drexel University |  |  | |
| East Carolina University | | A | |
| East Central University | |  | |
| East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania |  |  | |
| East Tennessee State University |  |  | |
| Eastern Illinois University |  |  | |
| Eastern Kentucky University |  | A | |
| Eastern Michigan University |  |  | |
| Eastern New Mexico University | |  | |
| Elms College |  | | |
| Elon University |  | | |
| Endicott College, MA | A | | |
| Flagler College | A | | |
| Florida A&M University | |  | |
| Florida Atlantic University | |  | |
| Florida Southern College |  | | |
| Florida State University |  | A | A |
| Fontbonne University |  | | |
| George Mason University |  | | |
| George Washington University | |  | |
| Georgetown University | |  | |
| Georgia Southern University | A | A | |
| Georgia State University | | A | |
| Glenville State College |  | | |
| Grambling State University |  |  | |
| Guilford College |  | | |
| Hampton University |  | | |
| High Point University |  |  | |
| Idaho State University | |  | |
| Illinois State University | |  | |
| Indiana State University | A | A | |
| Indiana University of Pennsylvania |  |  | |
| Indiana University, Bloomington |  |  |  |
| Ithaca College | A |  | |
| Jacksonville University |  |  | |
| James Madison University |  |  | |
| Judson College, IL |  | | |
| Kennesaw State University | A | | |
| Kent State University |  |  | |
| Keystone College |  | | |
| Lancaster Bible College |  | | |
| Lasell College |  | | |
| Lees-McRae College |  | | |
| Lewis University |  | | |
| Liberty University, VA | A | | |
| Limestone College |  | | |
| Lindenwood University |  |  | |
| Lipscomb University | |  | |
| Livingstone University |  | | |
| Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania | A | | |
| Loras College, IA | A | | |
| Louisiana State University |  |  |  |
| Loyola University, Chicago |  |  | |
| Luther College |  | | |
| Lynchburg College | A | | |
| Lynn University |  |  | |
| Madonna University |  | | |
| Marian College |  | | |
| Marian College of Fond du Lac |  | | |
| Marshall University |  |  | |
| Martin Methodist College |  | | |
| Marymount University |  | | |
| Maryville University |  | | |
| Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts |  | | |
| Medaille College |  | | |
| Menlo College |  | | |
| Mercy College |  | | |
| Merrimack College |  | | |
| Mesa State College |  | | |
| Messiah College |  | | |
| Michigan State University | |  | |
| MidAmerica Nazarene University |  | | |
| Middle Tennessee State University | |  | |
| Midway College |  | | |
| Millikin University |  | | |
| Minnesota State University, Mankato | A | A | |
| Mississippi State University | |  | |
| Missouri Baptist University | A |  | |
| Mitchell College |  | | |
| Montana State University - Billings | |  | |
| Morehead State University | A | A | |
| Mount Ida College |  | | |
| Mount St. Mary's University |  | | |
| Mount Union College | A | | |
| Nebraska Wesleyan University |  | | |
| Neumann College, PA | A | A | |
| New York University |  |  | |
| Newberry College |  | | |
| Niagara University |  | | |
| Nichols College |  | | |
| North Carolina State |  |  |  |
| North Central College |  | | |
| North Dakota State University |  |  | |
| North Greenville University | A | | |
| Northcentral University |  |  |  |
| Northern Illinois University |  |  | |
| Northern Kentucky University |  | | |
| Northwestern University, School of Continuing Studies | |  | |
| Northwood University |  | | |
| Northwood University Florida Campus | A | | |
| Nova Southeastern University |  | | |
| Ohio State University | |  |  |
| Ohio University | A |  | |
| Old Dominion University | A | A | |
| Olivet Nazarene University |  | | |
| Otterbein College | A | | |
| Palm Beach Atlantic University |  | | |
| Post University |  | | |
| Quincy University |  | | |
| Radford University |  | | |
| Rice University | A | | |
| Robert Morris College |  |  | |
| Rogers State University |  | | |
| Rutgers University |  | | |
| Sacred Heart University |  | | |
| Saint Augustine's College |  | | |
| Saint John Fisher College | A | | |
| Saint Leo University, FL | A |  | |
| Saint Mary's College of California |  |  | |
| Salem State College, MA | A | | |
| Salem-Teikyo University |  | | |
| San Diego State University | |  | |
| San Jose State University |  |  | |
| Schreiner University |  | | |
| Seattle Pacific University | |  | |
| Seattle University | |  | |
| Seton Hall University |  |  | |
| Shawnee State University |  | | |
| Shepherd College, West Virginia |  | | |
| Siena Heights University |  | | |
| Slippery Rock University | A |  | |
| Southeast Missouri State University | A |  | |
| Southeastern University |  | | |
| Southern Illinois University |  |  | |
| Southern Nazarene University |  | | |
| Southern New Hampshire University | A | A | |
| Southwest Missouri State University |  | | |
| Southwestern Oklahoma State University |  |  | |
| Sport Business University |  | | |
| Sports Management Worldwide |  |  |  |
| Springfield College | A | A | |
| St. Ambrose University |  | | |
| St. Edwards University | |  | |
| St. John's University | A |  | |
| St. Thomas University, FL | A | A | |
| Stetson University |  | | |
| SUNY at Brockport |  |  | |
| SUNY at Cortland |  |  | |
| SUNY at Fredonia |  |  | |
| Syracuse University |  | | |
| Temple University | A | A |  |
| Texas A&M |  |  |  |
| Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi |  | | |
| Texas Tech University | | A | |
| Texas Woman's University | |  |  |
| Thomas College |  |  | |
| Towson State University, MD |  | | |
| Troy University |  |  | |
| Tusculum College |  | | |
| U.S. Sports Academy, AL | A | A | A |
| Union County College |  | | |
| University of Alabama | | A | |
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock | |  | |
| University of Arkansas, Fayetteville | |  | |
| University of Charleston |  | | |
| University of Cincinnati |  | | |
| University of Colorado at Colorado Springs |  | | |
| University of Connecticut |  |  |  |
| University of Dallas Graduate School | |  | |
| University of Dayton |  | | |
| University of Delaware |  |  | |
| University of Denver | |  | |
| University of Florida |  |  |  |
| University of Georgia |  |  |  |
| University of Houston |  |  | |
| University of Illinois |  |  |  |
| University of Indianapolis |  | | |
| University of Kentucky | | A | |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette |  | | |
| University of Louisville | A | A |  |
| University of Mary Hardin-Baylor |  | | |
| University of Maryland | |  |  |
| University of Massachusetts | A | A | A |
| University of Memphis | A | A | |
| University of Miami |  | A | |
| University of Michigan |  |  |  |
| University of Minnesota |  |  |  |
| University of Nebraska at Kearney |  | | |
| University of Nevada - Las Vegas (College of Education) | |  |  |
| University of Nevada - Las Vegas (College of Hotel Administration) | |  | |
| University of New England |  | | |
| University of New Hampshire |  |  | |
| University of New Haven | A |  | |
| University of New Mexico | | A | A |
| University of New Orleans |  |  | |
| University of New York - Brockport |  |  | |
| University of North Carolina | |  | |
| University of North Florida |  | | |
| University of Northern Colorado | | A |  |
| University of Oklahoma | |  | |
| University of Oregon |  |  | |
| University of Pittsburgh-Bradford |  | | |
| University of Saint Mary |  | | |
| University of San Francisco | |  | |
| University of South Carolina |  |  | |
| University of Southern Maine |  | | |
| University of Southern Mississippi | A | A | |
| University of St. Francis |  | | |
| University of St. Thomas, MN | |  | |
| University of Tampa | A | | |
| University of Tennessee |  | A |  |
| University of Tennessee at Chatanooga |  | | |
| University of Texas | A | A | A |
| University of the Incarnate Word |  |  | |
| University of the Pacific | A | | |
| University of Washington | |  | |
| University of West Florida |  | | |
| University of West Georgia |  | | |
| University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse |  | A | |
| University of Wisconsin-Parkside |  | | |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | |  | |
| Warner Southern College |  | | |
| Washington State University |  |  | |
| Wayne State College (NE) | A |  | |
| Wayne State University | |  | |
| Webber International University |  |  | |
| West Virginia University | A | A | |
| Western Carolina University | A | | |
| Western Illinois University | | A | |
| Western Kentucky University |  |  | |
| Western Michigan University | |  | |
| Western New England College, MA |  | | |
| Wichita State University | A | A | |
| Widener University |  | | |
| Wilmington College |  | | |
| Wilson College |  | | |
| Wingate University | A | | |
| Winston-Salem State University | A | | |
| Winthrop University | A | | |
| Xavier University, OH | A | A | |
| York College of PA | A | | |