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A sports psychology masters is an excellent qualification to qualify you for an exciting career assisting athletes to achienve their best performance. This page will help you to find out more about sport psychology study and to locate suitable university online degree programs.

Sports performance, health, wellness and psychology - all linked

It is now fairly common for athletes use psychologists to help them with the psychological aspects of sports training.  And this is hardly surprising because so much of performing well in sport is about motivation, stress, endurance, and will power - all of which are psychological factors.

If you want to specialize in this area, then you need to take a sports psychology masters program, such as that found at Capella University Online, or similar programs found at The University of the Rockies Online and Argosy University Online.  As a graduate you will be able to seek employment in sports management jobs or in specialist positions in coaching, exercise or health, in private practice, athletic departments or education.

This page contains links to online sports psychology programs.  If you wish to find a program on-campus, go to the on campus programs page.

What do you study in sports psychology masters programs?

It is usual to take a sports psychology degree at master's or doctoral level rather than undergraduate level.  A masters will provide you with a foundation in psychology as it applies sport and physiological, motor, and psychosocial aspects of sport behavior. 

A typical sport psychology masters may include the following:

• Biological Basis of Behaviour
• Statistics
• Human Motivation
• Research Design
• Cognitive psychology
• Tests and measurement
• Psychological testing
• Human development
• Cultural diversity
• Coaching
• Psychosocial aspects of sport behavior

Which schools offer online sports psychology masters programs?

The following list shows the recommended schools for sport psychology graduate programs (plus other other programs relevant to a career in sports psychology):

• Capella University Online
  • MS - Sport Psychology
  • MS in General Psychology

• The University of the Rockies Online
  • Master of Arts in Psychology - Sports and Performance Psychology
  • Master of Arts in Psychology - Health and Wellness Psychology
  • Graduate Certificate in General Psychology

• Argosy University Online
  • Master of Arts in Sport - Exercise Psychology

• Walden University
  • M.S. in Psychology

• University of Phoenix Online
  • MS in Psychology

Check the other specializations on this site for schools and programs of possible interest.

Other specializations relevant to sports psychology

You may find it useful to consider the programs available in the following areas:

• counseling psychology;
• developmental psychology (infant, child, adolescent, adult and elderly);
• general psychology;
• health psychology.

Other schools and sports psychology online programs can be found by using the search box.

What jobs do graduates get?

One can find graduates of sports psychology online degree in management jobs or specialist positions in education, training, testing, or research.  Graduates of a masters in sports psychology are qualified for jobs as guidance counselors, educators, or trainers, in parks and recreation, colleges, fitness clubs, sports camps, or wellness programs. Graduates of sports administration programs can find jobs as managers and administrators in these areas.

More information about sports psychology masters programs

If you can't give up your job, you can take your sports psychology masters online.  But if you have the flexibility, go to the on campus programs page to find out more about the on campus psychology programs available.

If you don't find what you want on this page, you can try using the search facility on the ODL website using: sports psychology masters as your search term.