2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 18 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.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the athletic training program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.
Top 18 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Athletic Training in the Southwest Region (With Aid)
Out of the 18 schools in the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, MSU Texas landed the #1 spot on the list. MSU Texas is located in Wichita Falls, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees to qualified students.
MSU Texas also took 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 $10,045 for southwest region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students with aid.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. UT Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 22 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Austin also made our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $18,023 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Athletic Trainer students with aid per year to attend UT Austin.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas of the Permian Basin. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. UT Permian Basin is a medium-sized school located in Odessa, Texas that handed out 3 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Permian Basin also took the #13 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UT Permian Basin is $10,092 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Athletic Trainer students with aid.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Texas State University is a large public school situated in San Marcos, Texas. It awarded 16 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas State also took the #5 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas State University is $15,230 for southwest region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students with aid.
Out of the 18 schools in the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the #5 spot on the list. SHSU is a large public school situated in Huntsville, Texas. It awarded 9 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SHSU, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Sam Houston State University is $14,617 for southwest region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students with aid.
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New Mexico State University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. 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.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students with aid list, NMSU Main Campus has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $8,659 for southwest region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students with aid per year to attend NMSU Main Campus.
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West Texas A&M University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Canyon, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at West Texas A&M University, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for West Texas A&M University is $12,761 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Athletic Trainer students with aid.
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Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Corpus Christi, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s athletic trainer students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students with aid list, Texas A&M Corpus Christi has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi is $16,332 for southwest region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students with aid.
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Texas Wesleyan University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This small school is located in Fort Worth, Texas, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas Wesleyan did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Wesleyan University is $23,473 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Athletic Trainer students with aid.
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With a ranking of #10, Hardin - Simmons University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Hardin - Simmons is a private not-for-profit institution located in Abilene, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Hardin - Simmons not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $19,509 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Athletic Trainer students with aid per year to attend Hardin - Simmons University.
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Houston Baptist University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Houston Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
HBU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for HBU is $19,962 for southwest region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students with aid.
With a ranking of #12, University of the Incarnate Word did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. UIW is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIW, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UIW is $24,784 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Athletic Trainer students with aid.
Grand Canyon University landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this large private for-profit school handed out 18 degrees to qualified bachelors’s athletic trainer students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Grand Canyon University, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Grand Canyon University is $21,020 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Athletic Trainer students with aid.
East Texas Baptist University landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid 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.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at East Texas Baptist University, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $22,515 for southwest region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students with aid per year to attend East Texas Baptist University.
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Lubbock Christian University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This small school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
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. The yearly cost to attend Lubbock Christian University is $24,128 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Athletic Trainer students with aid.
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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 Getting Aid list. SNU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bethany, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
SNU also made our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #17. The estimated yearly cost for Southern Nazarene University is $18,147 for southwest region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students with aid.
Bryan 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 Getting Aid ranking. Bryan University is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 81 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees to qualified students.
Bryan University also took 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 $17,472 for southwest region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students with aid.
Texas Christian University ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Fort Worth, Texas, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
TCU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend TCU is $36,811 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Athletic Trainer students with aid.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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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%.
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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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