2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Athletic Training (Income $30-$48k) in Minnesota

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 Minnesota 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 Minnesota, there were 92 athletic training graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 33 athletic training graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,396 and $40,953 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in athletic training. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent athletic training programs, but they also cost less that 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Athletic Training (Income $30-$48k) in Minnesota

#1

Minnesota State University - Mankato

Mankato, Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

$8,788 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #1 spot on the list. Minnesota State Mankato is a public institution located in Mankato, Minnesota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Minnesota State Mankato, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State Mankato are $8,788, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, Minnesota

$11,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bethel University Minnesota. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $30-$48k. Bethel University Minnesota is a small school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 4 masters’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.

Bethel University Minnesota did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bethel University Minnesota are $11,700, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

The College of Saint Scholastica

Duluth, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$15,502 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The College of Saint Scholastica. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $30-$48k list. St. Scholastica is a small school located in Duluth, Minnesota that handed out 14 masters’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at St. Scholastica, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at St. Scholastica are $15,502, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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