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Most sports companies or athletic programs aren’t going to value an online degree. I would go to a big four year state school and try to intern in the athletics director program.

If you want to be a sports agent, you have to get a law degree and have the right network of people. I interned at a sports agency specializing in sending American basketball players to Europe. My bosses all had law degrees or strong business backgrounds.

you could try the Open University, that's online and has a range of courses, including vocational ones.