2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k
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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 Southeast region, there were 947 athletic training graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 281 athletic training graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 26 colleges that offer a degree in athletic training. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great athletic training programs and 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree athletic trainer students whose families make $48-$75k.
Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Athletic Training (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region
Out of the 26 schools in the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Tampa, Florida, this large public school awarded 36 diplomas to qualified masters’s athletic trainer students in 2019-2020.
USF Tampa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at USF Tampa are $21,126.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Miami, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s athletic trainer degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree athletic trainer students whose families make $48-$75k list, FIU has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida International University are $24,211, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kentucky. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Lexington, Kentucky is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s athletic trainer degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.
UK also made our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UK are $33,216, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Florida. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Jacksonville, Florida, this fairly large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified masters’s athletic trainer students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNF, the school also landed the #17 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNF are $21,930, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Marshall University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Huntington, West Virginia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s athletic trainer degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.
Marshall University also made our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #12. Average graduate tuition and fees at Marshall University are $21,162, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of North Georgia did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. UNG is a fairly large public school situated in Dahlonega, Georgia. It awarded 4 masters’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
UNG did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #20 on our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Georgia are $18,354, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 12 masters’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
UNC Greensboro also took the #21 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Greensboro are $21,918, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Mercer University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Macon, Georgia, and it awarded 3 masters’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
Mercer not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Mercer are $15,264.
Georgia Southern University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Statesboro, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s athletic trainer degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.
GaSou also made our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #11. Average graduate tuition and fees at GaSou are $22,004, but some majors have different tuition rates.
George Mason University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Fairfax, Virginia, this large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified masters’s athletic trainer students in 2019-2020.
GMU also took the #9 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Mason University are $37,410, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Eastern Kentucky University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Eastern is a fairly large school located in Richmond, Kentucky that handed out 9 masters’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree athletic trainer students whose families make $48-$75k list, Eastern has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Kentucky University are $14,500, but some majors have different tuition rates.
The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Chattanooga, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s athletic trainer degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Chattanooga, the school also landed the #22 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Chattanooga are $18,334, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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With a ranking of #13, University of Arkansas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Fayetteville, Arkansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s athletic trainer degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.
UARK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arkansas are $22,121.
University of South Carolina - Columbia came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. This large school is located in Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 17 masters’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
UofSC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Carolina - Columbia are $30,160, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Old Dominion University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Old Dominion University is located in Norfolk, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s athletic trainer degrees to qualified students.
Old Dominion did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Old Dominion University are $33,288, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Charleston Southern University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #16. Charleston Southern University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Charleston, South Carolina. It awarded 8 masters’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
CSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Charleston Southern University are $7,800, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Thomas More University landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Thomas More University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Crestview Hills, Kentucky. It awarded 6 masters’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
Thomas More also made our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #19. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Thomas More University are $11,327.
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University of Lynchburg ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Lynchburg is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s athletic trainer degrees to qualified students.
Lynchburg also took the #8 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Lynchburg are $11,711, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Bellarmine University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Louisville, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s athletic trainer degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bellarmine U, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bellarmine University are $16,645, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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West Virginia Wesleyan College landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. This small school is located in Buckhannon, West Virginia, and it awarded 3 masters’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
West Virginia Wesleyan did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at West Virginia Wesleyan College are $12,982, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Lee University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #21. Cleveland, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s athletic trainer degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
Lee University also made our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lee University are $14,330, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #22, Nova Southeastern University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and it awarded 2 masters’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
NUS Florida did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Nova Southeastern University are $22,242, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Shenandoah University ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This small school is located in Winchester, Virginia, and it awarded 16 masters’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
Shenandoah also took the #2 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Shenandoah are $23,040.
With a ranking of #24, Spalding University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Spalding University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Louisville, Kentucky. It awarded 6 masters’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
Spalding also took the #23 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Spalding University are $12,286, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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With a ranking of #25, Samford University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Samford University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Birmingham, Alabama. It awarded 5 masters’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
Samford not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Samford are $21,227, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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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%.
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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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