Sport Analytics Graduate Certificate

Program Details

Next Start Date: January 8

Credit Hours: 12

Course Length: 12-15 weeks

Estimated Program Length: 12 months

With UWF's Online Sport Analytics Graduate Certificate experience small class sizes and one-on-one attention from educators that ensure you learn practical ways to interpret important sports data needed to succeed in the world of sports business.

Why Sport Analytics at UWF?

The online Sport Analytics Graduate Certificate features a unique emphasis on the analytic side of the sport industry. Students are exposed to various sport business topics with a primary focus on the future of sport technology. An educational opportunity for individuals with experience in the sport industry including as athletes, coaches or administrators and those who wish to develop leadership and analytic skills to advance in the sport business field, you will learn to make important decisions based on data discovery and analysis.

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What You Will Learn

The graduate certificate entails courses across multiple colleges to provide a broad perspective on subject matter and how to interpret data for multiple end users. The program is supported by faculty who are experienced in their fields.

By completing this certificate, you will be able to:

Analyze effective leadership and management strategies to run sport organizations
Demonstrate how data impacts most sport business decisions
Apply theory and skills learned in the program to a real-life setting
Analyze how technology is changing the nature of the sport industry
Apply effective communication skills appropriate for sport management practice
Apply ethical judgment and analysis to managerial decisions made in the sport industry

Courses

Courses & Requirements

The 12 credit hour Graduate Certificate in Sport Analytics is part of the MSA with a specialization in Sport Administration. Students must achieve a "B" or better in each course and a grade point average of 3.0 or higher for the combined courses.

Required Courses (12 credit hours)

GEB 5879 - MBA Foundations: Business Analytics
GEB 5870 - MBA Foundations: E-Business Systems
SPM 5708 - Sport Analytics
STA 5015 - Data Awareness
STA 6094 - Data Fluency

To be considered for admission into the University of West Florida’s online Sport Analytics Graduate Certificate program, you must be admitted into the University as a degree or non-degree-seeking graduate student.

How to Apply

To begin a certificate program, interested students need to fill out a graduate application. Once accepted as a graduate student, students should contact the College of Business and speak to an advisor about course availability and scheduling. Then, complete the online Graduate Certificate Declaration Form on MyUWF.

Have questions about this program or the admissions process? Contact our graduate admissions team at gradadmissions@uwf.edu. If you are a current UWF student, please reach out to the department academic advisor.

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Careers & Outcomes

With a Sport Analytics certificate, there are numerous jobs you can pursue.

Job Titles

Sport Statistician
Sport Marketer
Sport Finance Analyst
Game Analytics Data Scientists
Marketing Automation Coordinator
Director of Consumer Reach

Career Outlook

The median annual wage for financial and investment analysts was $95,080 in May 2022
The job outlook for data scientists is 35% (much faster than average)
The median annual wage for marketing managers was $140,040 in May 2022

Source: BLS, 2024

Tuition Rate Per Credit Hour

Sport Analytics Online Graduate Certificate Tuition
Component	Cost	Total*
In-state Tuition	$384.60 per credit hour	$4,615.20
Full Out-of-state Tuition	$1,044.24 per credit hour	$12,530.88
90% Out-of-state Tuition	$478.83 per credit hour	$5,745.96

Tuition waivers cover up to 90% of the non-resident portion of your tuition and are available to non-Florida residents (including international students) admitted to online campus programs and registered for online courses in active pursuit of that degree or certificate. You must pay all other assessed tuition and fees. The renewal of Online Campus Out-of-State Tuition Waivers is not automatic. Waiver requests must be submitted every semester and are not retroactive for previous semesters. Review Tuition Waiver Information to learn more.

Time to completion varies by student, depending on individual progress and credits transferred, if applicable. Fees are charged per semester unless otherwise noted.

Refer to UWF Cost of Attendance Estimates and Financial Literacy for more information on UWF costs and financial aid.

* Tuition and fees are subject to change.

Alabama, Military & Financial Aid

Alabama Differential Out-of-State Tuition

Residents of Alabama are eligible for Alabama Differential Tuition, a reduced out-of-state tuition rate. To verify residency status for tuition purposes, new undergraduate students should contact the Office of Undergraduate Admissions and new graduate students should contact the Graduate School. Current enrolled students should contact the Office of the Registrar. See more about Tuition Waivers.

Military & Veterans

The UWF Military & Veterans Resource Center (MVRC) serves as the campus advocate for military, dependents and veteran students. Contact the MVRC to learn more about the various military and veteran education assistance or tuition waiver opportunities and eligibility requirements.

UWF Financial Assistance

The University of West Florida provides eligible students with an alternative to paying the full amount of tuition at the beginning of each term in the form of an installment payment plan or a short-term loan. See more about Financial Aid and Education Funding Opportunities.