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2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

5 Ranked Colleges
31 Degrees Awarded
$10,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 4,467 people earned their degree in athletic training, making the major the 142nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 627 athletic training graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 31 athletic training graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in athletic training. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality athletic training programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the athletic training program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Athletic Training (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Dodge City Community College

Dodge City, Kansas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dodge City Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Dodge City Community College is a small public school situated in Dodge City, Kansas. It awarded 7 associates’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.

Dodge City Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Athletic Training Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Dodge City Community College is $3,039 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Athletic Trainer students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#2

Northeast Community College

Norfolk, Nebraska
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeast Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Northeast is a medium-sized school located in Norfolk, Nebraska that handed out 2 associates’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeast not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Athletic Training Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $6,473 for plains states region associate degree athletic trainer students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Northeast Community College.

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#3

Saint Paul College

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Paul College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified associates’s athletic trainer students in 2019-2020.

Saint Paul College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Athletic Training Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Saint Paul College is $10,995 for plains states region associate degree athletic trainer students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#4

Butler Community College

El Dorado, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Butler Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. El Dorado, Kansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s athletic trainer degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree athletic trainer students whose families make $30-$48k list, Butler CC has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Athletic Training Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Butler CC is $12,793 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Athletic Trainer students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, WellSpring School of Allied Health - Kansas City landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Kansas City, Missouri, and it awarded 7 associates’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.

WellSpring - Kansas City not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Athletic Training Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend WellSpring School of Allied Health - Kansas City is $20,569 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Athletic Trainer students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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