Accreditation for the B.A. in Sports Media
The Bachelor of Arts in Sports Media is offered by the Nido R. Qubein School of Communication. High Point University’s SACSCOC accreditation includes the degree and the sports media minor.
Live Division I Broadcasts
Networks and teams hire on air checks, live credits and clips. HPU sports media students produce live telecasts of more than 70 home events a year for the Big South Network through Sports Link, working play-by-play, color analysis, camera, replay, graphics and directing.
Interviews With Visiting Stations
Top-performing students are invited to interview with visiting news stations each year, including WGHP, a FOX affiliate, and WBOC, a CBS affiliate.
The Nido R. Qubein School of Communication
The program sits in the Nido R. Qubein School of Communication, a community of more than 750 scholars and producers in eight disciplines. Students learn from professionals in residence including Byron Pitts, co-anchor of ABC News Nightline and HPU’s Journalist in Residence, and Joe Michaels, director of NBC’s Today show for 22 years and HPU’s Broadcaster in Residence.
University Accreditation
High Point University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) and has been continuously accredited since 1951. SACSCOC has granted HPU Level V status, which authorizes a university to award doctoral degrees.
What Sports Media Graduates Say About Their Education
Sports media graduates describe how HPU opened doors in the industry.
Lauren Mazich
Associate Director of Communications, Big Sky Conference
“Between the Nido R. Qubein School of Communication and the athletic department, HPU exposed me to different aspects of the sports communication industry, allowing me to figure out which direction I wanted to go post-graduation.”
Wendell Epps
Orlando Magic
“The unique opportunities that HPU gave me are what helped me achieve my main goal of getting familiar with the sports media industry.”
Greer Strine
Photographer, U.S. Army
“HPU gave me hands-on learning experiences from the very start of my education, which taught me how to be adaptable, professional and prepared to excel in my field.”
Bob Ryan, Sports Reporter in Residence
Bob Ryan, the longtime Boston Globe sportswriter, ESPN contributor and National Sports Media Association Hall of Famer, is HPU’s Sports Reporter in Residence and works with students on campus.
National Sports Media Association
HPU has one of only two college chapters of the National Sports Media Association in North Carolina. Students can also join the Society of Professional Journalists and the National Broadcasting Society.
A 4K Studio With AR and VR
Students produce in a television studio with a 24-foot 4K video wall and augmented and virtual reality production capability. Four television stations sit within a 20-minute drive.
Recognition for Undergraduate Research
The Council on Undergraduate Research named High Point University the recipient of its 2025 Campus-Wide Award for Undergraduate Research Accomplishments, judged against CUR’s Characteristics of Excellence in Undergraduate Research.
High Point University Rankings
U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges 2027 ranks High Point University #1 for Most Innovative Schools and #3 for Best Undergraduate Teaching among Regional Universities in the South. HPU also ranks #1 in its category for Earnings by Major, a new U.S. News factor that measures what graduates earn four years after leaving campus.
The Princeton Review’s Best 392 Colleges: 2027 Edition ranks High Point University #3 for Best-Run Colleges, #3 for Best College Dorms and #3 for Most Beautiful Campus. HPU is the only university in North Carolina ranked in the top 5 for all three.
Niche’s 2027 rankings place High Point University #1 in North Carolina for Best College Campuses, Best College Dorms and Best College Food, and #8 in North Carolina for Colleges with the Best Professors.
Measured by National Association of Colleges and Employers standards, 99% of HPU’s Class of 2025 was employed or continuing their education within 180 days, 13 points above the national average.
Student Broadcasters in the National Spotlight
HPU student broadcasters Jimmy Rosselli and Griffin Wright appeared on ABC’s “Good Morning America” in March 2025 after their call of HPU’s Big South championship win went viral. Watch the story.
Sports media students also produced the live pre-game show for HPU’s nationally broadcast ESPNU game. Go behind the scenes.
Broadcaster of the Year
Wendell Epps, who called more than 100 HPU games on ESPN+, was named HPU Sports Broadcaster of the Year in 2022 and Bob Ryan Sports Reporter of the Year in 2023. Read more.
Explore Sports Media at High Point University
See the courses sports media majors take and where HPU sports media graduates go next.
Curriculum & Research Careers & Student Organizations
Questions about the program? Email Kenneth Medlin at [email protected].