MSLB Sports Law and Business at Arizona State University

Programme overview

The Master of Sports Law and Business program at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University is centrally located in vibrant downtown Phoenix. This unique program blends sports, law and business from a nationally ranked law school with world-class faculty. The sports law and business program uses the expertise of world-class faculty and programming to provide you with specialized and targeted experiences for legal scholars with career aspirations in sports.

Faculty: Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law | Department: Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law | Study mode: full-time | Location: Tempe, AZ, United States

What you will study

Required Core (18 credit hours) SLB 510 Amateur Sports Law: MSLB (3) or SLB 512 Professional Sports Law: MSLB (3) SLB 511 Career Strategies and Business Communications in the Sports Industry (3) SLB 514 Negotiations and Alternative Dispute Resolutions in the Sports Industry (3) SLB 517 Marketing for Sports Organizations (3) or SLB 598 Topic: Applied Sports Marketing: MSLB (3) SLB 518 Sports Analytics (3) SLB 581 U.S.

Career pathways

Graduates are equipped to understand the sports market and the regulatory forces at play in the U.S. and globally.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must fulfill and complete all requirements in order for their application to be reviewed. Applicants who submit an incomplete application or do not provide all of the required documents will not be reviewed by the admission committee. In addition to the MSLB application, applicants are required to submit the following documents: official transcripts or unofficial transcripts resume (one or two pages) personal statement; a minimum of 1,250 words is required two professional references video pitch Additional application requirements may be requested. For updates on these items, students may visit the ASU Law website . Applications are reviewed on a rolling admission basis. Once an application has been reviewed, an applicant may be selected for an interview based on the qualifications presented in the application. A minimum of a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited four-year college or university in the United States or a comparable degree from a foreign institution is required.

Domestic applicants: USD 13,327 a year (2026-27). Arizona resident tuition. Tuition only for the graduate on-campus (Tempe/Downtown Phoenix/Polytechnic/West Valley) rate band in the ASU tuition estimator, 2026-27: Fall 2026 plus Spring 2027 term tuition summed (full-time flat rate; part-time credit loads Source

International applicants: USD 24,780 a year (2026-27). International tuition. Tuition only for the graduate on-campus (Tempe/Downtown Phoenix/Polytechnic/West Valley) rate band in the ASU tuition estimator, 2026-27: Fall 2026 plus Spring 2027 term tuition summed (full-time flat rate; part-time credit loads ar Source

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer; the terms available for each programme are listed in Degree Search.

Graduate application deadlines are set by each programme office and listed in Degree Search; the application opens almost a year before the start term. The nonrefundable application fee is $75 for U.S. citizens, permanent residents, DACA and international online students outside the U.S., and $120 for international students on a nonimmigrant visa studying in the U.S. Apply with ASU's graduate application (Law applicants use the law college's site); GRE/GMAT requirements vary by programme.

Apply through the official page: https://admission.asu.edu/apply/graduate/admission

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