Types of Degrees

• Many sports management programs award bachelor, masters, and Ph.D. degrees. Marquette Law School has the most comprehensive law degree and sports law certificate program. Marquette Law School also offers a master degree in sports law (LL.M.) as well as a JD/MBA joint degree program.
  
  

Admissions Standards

• Marquette Law School admission applicants must submit their Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) scores to the school. LSAT scores are just one of the factors considered when reviewing applications for admission. All applicants are required to submit at least one recommendation letter along with their application for admission. The admissions application fee as of March 2011 is $50.
  
  

Curriculum

• Basic knowledge about labor, antitrust, disability, intellectual property, media, and other types of law is fundamental to begin working in sports-related jobs. Students can select from 12 courses that are offered through Marquette Law School's sports law program. Marquette publishes numerous publications relative to sports law including the "Marquette Sports Law Review," which is a law journal. Students may also participate in the school's Sports Law Moot Court team activities. The school founded the National Sports Law Institute (NSLI) in 1989, which offers periodic workshops and meetings concerning issues in sports law. The school's graduates have served internships with a multitude of companies and organizations including the NCAA, U.S. Olympic Committee, Cleveland Browns NFL professional football franchise, and NIKE, among many others. Its alumni are employed by such organizations as Turner Sports, Orlando Magic, the NCAA, and Green Bay Packers.
  
  

Costs of Attendance

• Tuition and fees required to attend law schools and sports management schools vary greatly. As of March 2011, the annual tuition for full-time students enrolled in the Marquette Law School sports law program is $36,300.
  
  

Survey of Sports Law Programs

• Marquette conducted a survey through NSLI in 2003 which consisted of four major questions. Results of the survey revealed that about 84 percent of law schools offered one or more courses in sports law. Marquette offered the most sports law courses with 12, followed by Tulane University, which offered four such courses. The number of full-time faculty teaching sports law courses increased from 27 percent in 1999 to 48 percent in 2003. Only four law schools published law journals dedicated to the study of sports law.