“…Today, intercollegiate athletics administration includes a diverse array of professionals working in areas such as marketing, compliance, fundraising, and academic support in addition to the more conventional roles of administrators and coaches (Weight & Zullo, 2015). While the traditional career trajectory of athletics administrators often included practical experience (e.g., as a coach, former student-athlete, or intern) and networking to enter the field (Mullin, 1980;Won, Bravo, & Lee, 2013), credentialing in the form of graduate education has gained considerable traction (Comeaux, Brown, & Sieben, 2015;Navarro, Haslerig, Bernhard, Houston, & Raphael, in press). Indeed, earning a graduate degree is a viable way of distinguishing one's self in a highly competitive job market such as intercollegiate athletics (Parks & Zanger, 1990;Savickas, 2005).…”