2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across Illinois, there were 187 athletic training graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 6 athletic training graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality athletic training programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the athletic training program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The athletic trainer school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Athletic Training (Income $30-$48k) in Illinois

#1

Trinity International University - Illinois

Deerfield, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$17,780 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinity International University - Illinois landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Deerfield, Illinois, and it awarded 6 masters’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at TIU Illinois, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at TIU Illinois are $17,780, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Athletic Training at TIU Illinois

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Athletic Training (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Athletic Training (Income $30-$48k)

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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