Graduate Certificate in Women's Sports Business

Simmons University is proud to offer the nation’s first Women’s Sports Graduate Business Certificate, preparing you to shape the business of women’s sports with purpose and vision. This four-course graduate certificate empowers professionals to strengthen the business of women’s sports and accelerate the game’s growth.

Why study women’s sports?

The women’s sports industry is in need of leaders who can turn momentum into meaningful change. At Simmons University, the Women’s Sports Business Certificate equips you with the business insight and leadership skills to seize opportunity and help drive the next era of growth and equity in women’s sports.

You’ll gain practical skills in management, marketing, sponsorship, and finance through case studies in women’s sports and access to industry leaders. The program combines strategic learning with real-world application to help you shape the future of women’s sports. 

What can you do with a Graduate Certificate in Women’s Sports Business?

Graduates will be prepared to pursue opportunities within women’s professional leagues, sports media, marketing agencies, apparel companies, or nonprofit organizations.

Some potential roles you may pursue include:

• Brand Partnerships Manager
• Sponsorship Sales Director
• Media Relations or Communications Manager
• Sports Business Manager
• Team or League Operations Manager
• Sports Partnership Manager
• Business Intelligence or Data Analyst (Sports Organization)
• Athlete Relations or Player Development Manager

With a Graduate Certificate in Women’s Sports Business, you can lead teams and create opportunities that elevate women’s sports. Whether managing operations or launching your own venture, you’ll learn from industry leaders who have and are currently impacting the women’s sports landscape. 

Helping to lead the new concentration is Justine Pouravelis, a 15-time Emmy Award–winning sports media executive with nearly two decades of experience across professional sports and media and a team of industry leaders.

Developed with input from an Advisory Board of executives – including those from the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL), Boston Red Sox, Bleacher Report, NWSL’s North Carolina Courage Ownership Group, the Miami Heat, Draft Kings and the KLUTCH Sports Group - our curriculum aims to equip students with the real-life skills to impact women’s sports organizations.