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2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Athletic Training is the 142nd most popular major in the country with 4,467 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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 $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 5 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Athletic Training (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

#1

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 #1 on our 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Norfolk, Nebraska, this medium-sized public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified associates’s athletic trainer students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree athletic trainer students whose families make $48-$75k list, Northeast has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Athletic Training Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $9,455 for plains states region associate degree athletic trainer students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Northeast.

Full Northeast Community College Athletic Training Report

#2

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 #2 for the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Dodge City Community College is a small school located in Dodge City, Kansas that handed out 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 yearly cost to attend Dodge City Community College is $5,567 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Athletic Trainer students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Dodge City Community College Athletic Training Report

#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 $48-$75k. Saint Paul College is a public institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 14 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Saint Paul College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Athletic Training Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Saint Paul College is $12,676 for plains states region associate degree athletic trainer students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Saint Paul College Athletic Training Report

#4

Butler Community College

El Dorado, Kansas
#4 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Butler Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Butler Community College is a public institution located in El Dorado, Kansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Butler CC, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Butler CC is $14,817 for plains states region associate degree athletic trainer students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend WellSpring School of Allied Health - Kansas City. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. WellSpring School of Allied Health - Kansas City is a small school located in Kansas City, Missouri that handed out 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 - Kansas City is $22,183 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Athletic Trainer students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full WellSpring School of Allied Health - Kansas City Athletic Training Report

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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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