Cover the game. Tell the bigger story.
St. Bonaventure University’s 30-credit online M.A. in Sports Journalism helps you sharpen reporting and interviewing skills while learning the tools sports media teams rely on—audio/podcasting, social storytelling, and multi-platform story production. The program is shaped by an ethical framework grounded in Franciscan values.
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Quick Facts
- Degree: Master of Arts in Sports Journalism
- Format: 100% online, asynchronous
- Time to complete: About 1.5 years (9 terms)
- Course length: 7-week terms
- Credits: 30 credits
- Tuition: $815 per credit hour ($24,450 for 30 credit hours, excluding fees)
- Admissions testing: No GRE/GMAT required
- Application Fee: None
- Accreditation: ACEJMC-accredited communication school
What you’ll be ready to do
Sports journalism isn’t just game coverage posted online. It’s the ability to gather facts, verify them, and tell stories across platforms—while covering how sports intersects with culture and community. In this program, you’ll build skills to:
- Report and write digital sports stories (breaking news, game coverage, and features) with accuracy and speed
- Develop sources, pitch stories, and work professionally with media relations and press access
- Conduct in-depth sports interviews, and publish that work in podcasts and other digital formats
- Cover sports’ impact on race, gender, and culture with context and cultural competence
- Apply journalism ethics and core media law principles (privacy, libel, copyright, public records) to real reporting decisions
- Understand the business of sports media (analytics, entrepreneurship, contracts, freelancing) and complete a major capstone-style project that showcases your work
Who this program fits
If you want a graduate degree that helps you report with credibility and tell sports stories across platforms, this program is a strong fit. It’s designed to support adult learners through a flexible online model; so, you can build skills, confidence, and a portfolio without pausing your life.
- You’re entering sports journalism and want a clear foundation in reporting, interviewing, ethics, and digital storytelling.
- You’re already writing, producing, or communicating (athletics, media, marketing, comms) and want to level up specifically for sports coverage.
- You want your work to reflect strong ethics, fairness, and responsibility; especially when sports intersect with culture and community impact.
Still deciding?
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This program prepares you for sports journalism and sports media roles where credibility, speed, and storytelling matter; plus, communications roles across sports organizations where strong reporting and writing skills are a competitive advantage.
Roles graduates pursue:
- Sports reporter / beat writer / columnist
- Sports editor / digital content editor
- Producer / content producer
- Podcast host / audio storyteller
- Sports information director / athletics communications
- Sports marketing and communications roles that demand strong storytelling
Where Bonnies go
St. Bonaventure journalism alumni hold roles at leading organizations across sports and media, including ESPN, USA Today, The New York Post, and NBC News (among many others). Alumni work as writers, reporters, columnists, producers, and in senior-level leadership.
Ready to move forward? Apply now or request information to get a program guide and talk through next steps.