Overview

Marquette University's Board of Trustees has approved the offering of a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Sports Law for those with non-U.S. law degrees. The LLM in Sports Law from Marquette University is the first graduate degree in Sports Law offered by a United States law school.

What you'll learn

Marquette University Law School offers the nation's most comprehensive Sports Law curriculum, which attracts J.D. students from throughout the country. The LL.M. program makes Marquette's Sports Law curriculum available to lawyers who have earned a law degree from an accredited foreign law school. It enables foreign lawyers to earn a specialized post-graduate law degree in sports law that also develops knowledge and skills with general application outside the sports industry.

In particular, an individual who earns the LL.M. in Sports Law degree will be able to:

Understand how amateur, professional, and Olympic sports are regulated by the United States legal system, which will enhance one's ability to make comparisons with the legal regulation of sports in his/her home country.
Understand the key historical, sociological, economic, and public policy issues influencing the development of American sports law.
Understand the different internal processes for regulating amateur, professional, and Olympic sports within the United States.
Understand how various areas of American public law, particularly antitrust and labor law, shape and constrain the internal regulatory authority of private sports leagues and organizations.
Be able to use this knowledge effectively in matters involving American sports organizations, leagues, and athletes.
Understand the international legal environment applicable to sport.
Identify and understand policy issues affecting the legal regulation of sport and resolve legal problems from both a theoretical and practical perspective.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Advanced Legal Research in Sports Law

Amateur Sports Law

Professional Sports Law

Selected topics in Sports Law

Sports Industry Taxation Issues

Legal and Business Issues in Collegiate Athletics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-15 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-01 00:00:00 , International

More details

Rolling Admission.

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

100

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Credits

22 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Milwaukee, United States

Disciplines

Sports Management Master of Laws (LLM) View 174 other Masters in Master of Laws (LLM) in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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100

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Other requirements

General requirements

Bachelor of laws degree (LL.B.) or comparable first degree in law from a non-U.S. law school, college or university that is approved or licensed by the appropriate government entity or accreditation body in the country or region where the institution is located.
The program is for foreign-educated attorneys only.

Candidates will be required to present proof of financial support to pay for tuition and other expenses for one academic year of graduate law study from mid-August to mid-May at Marquette University.

Letter of Recommendation

Application Fee
Candidates will be required to present proof of English-language proficiency if the LL.B. was earned in a country where English is not the primary language and/or English was not the primary language of instruction for the candidate's previous legal education.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

51970 USD / year

≈ 51970 USD / year
Out-of-State

51970 USD / year

≈ 51970 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

51970 USD / year

≈ 51970 USD / year

Living costs

Milwaukee

United States

1066 - 1767 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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