WATERVILLE, MAINE, August 2021 — Thomas College is excited to announce a new academic major in Esports, a billion-dollar industry, is becoming as popular as the National Football League.
The League of Legends World Championship Finals in 2019 attracted more than 100 million unique viewers compared to 98 million viewers for the same year’s Super Bowl. And there are more than 240K jobs in gaming.
That’s why Thomas College is launching a new academic major in Fall 2022 called Esports and Gaming Administration.
The academic program includes courses such as Esports Convention, Event and Tradeshow Planning and Distribution of Games.
“Esports is a billion-dollar industry so creating a degree program that melds a solid business foundation with a focus on this exploding field is a perfect fit for our students,” says Provost Thomas Edwards.
Learn more about the new academic major in Esports.
About Thomas College: Founded in 1894, Thomas College offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in programs ranging from business, entrepreneurship, and technology, to education, criminal justice, and psychology. Its Guaranteed Job Program, the first of its kind in the nation, is built on student’s academic, career, and leadership preparation. Thomas is also home to the Harold Alfond Institute for Business Innovation and the Center for Innovation in Education. Money Magazine recently ranked Thomas 23rd in the Country for adding the most value to their degrees, and data reported by the New York Times ranks Thomas in the top 15 percent of all college and universities in the U.S. for upward mobility of its graduates. For more information, visit www.thomas.edu or contact MacKenzie Riley at [email protected] or 207-859-1313.