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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Athletic Training (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

18 Ranked Colleges
231 Degrees Awarded
$21,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across the Southwest region, there were 431 athletic training graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 231 athletic training graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 18 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 18 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Athletic Training (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

MSU Texas

Wichita Falls, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend MSU Texas. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This medium-sized school is located in Wichita Falls, Texas, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MSU Texas, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for MSU Texas is $15,146 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Athletic Trainer students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full MSU Texas Athletic Training Report

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school awarded 22 degrees to qualified bachelors’s athletic trainer students in 2019-2020.

UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $20,454 for southwest region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend The University of Texas at Austin.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Athletic Training at The University of Texas at Austin

#13 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas of the Permian Basin. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. UT Permian Basin is a public institution located in Odessa, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Permian Basin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $10,923 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Athletic Trainer students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend The University of Texas of the Permian Basin.

Full The University of Texas of the Permian Basin Athletic Training Report

#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 18 schools in the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Texas State is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 16 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas State is $19,683 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Athletic Trainer students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#16 in overall quality

Out of the 18 schools in the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Las Cruces, New Mexico is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus also took the #16 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for NMSU Main Campus is $12,909 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Athletic Trainer students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#6

Texas Wesleyan University

Fort Worth, Texas
#2 in overall quality

Texas Wesleyan University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #6. Texas Wesleyan University is a small school located in Fort Worth, Texas that handed out 10 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Wesleyan, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Wesleyan is $26,345 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Athletic Trainer students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#7

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
#8 in overall quality

Sam Houston State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Huntsville, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students whose families make $75-$110k list, SHSU has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SHSU is $19,531 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Athletic Trainer students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Hardin - Simmons University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Hardin - Simmons is located in Abilene, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students whose families make $75-$110k list, Hardin - Simmons has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Hardin - Simmons University is $21,587 for southwest region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Hardin - Simmons Athletic Training Report

#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi is a fairly large public school situated in Corpus Christi, Texas. It awarded 11 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Corpus Christi also made our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #10. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi is $19,418 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Athletic Trainer students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#10

West Texas A&M University

Canyon, Texas
#12 in overall quality

West Texas A&M University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. West Texas A&M University is a public institution located in Canyon, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

West Texas A&M University also made our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #12. The estimated yearly cost for West Texas A&M University is $17,324 for southwest region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#11 in overall quality

East Texas Baptist University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. East Texas Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Marshall, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students whose families make $75-$110k list, East Texas Baptist University has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $23,992 for southwest region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend East Texas Baptist University.

Full East Texas Baptist University Athletic Training Report

#12

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona
#14 in overall quality

Grand Canyon University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Grand Canyon University is a large school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 18 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.

Grand Canyon University also took the #14 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $23,545 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Athletic Trainer students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Grand Canyon University.

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#13

Houston Baptist University

Houston, Texas
#15 in overall quality

With a ranking of #13, Houston Baptist University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Houston Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 1 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.

HBU also took the #15 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $23,335 for southwest region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend HBU.

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#14

University of the Incarnate Word

San Antonio, Texas
#7 in overall quality

University of the Incarnate Word did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #14. This medium-sized school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.

UIW did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UIW is $27,366 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Athletic Trainer students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full UIW Athletic Training Report

#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #15, Lubbock Christian University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. LCU is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees to qualified students.

LCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $24,610 for southwest region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend LCU.

Read more about Athletic Training at LCU

#16

Southern Nazarene University

Bethany, Oklahoma
#17 in overall quality

With a ranking of #16, Southern Nazarene University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Bethany, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s athletic trainer students in 2019-2020.

SNU also took the #17 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $20,338 for southwest region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Southern Nazarene University.

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#17

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Texas Christian University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Worth, Texas. It awarded 5 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.

TCU also made our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $33,664 for southwest region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Texas Christian University.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#18

Bryan University

Tempe, Arizona
#18 in overall quality

Bryan University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #18. Bryan University is a small private for-profit school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 81 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bryan University, the school also landed the #18 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Bryan University is $20,983 for southwest region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Bryan University 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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