by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Athletic Training is the 187th most popular major in the country with 3,408 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,381 athletic training graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,724 and $23,030 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major” ranking, we looked at 302 colleges that offer a degree in athletic training. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in athletic training.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Erskine College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major. Erskine is a small school located in Due West, South Carolina that handed out 0 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 302 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Puerto Rico - Ponce landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Puerto Rico - Ponce is located in Ponce, Puerto Rico and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 39 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full University of Puerto Rico - Ponce Athletic Training Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Warner Pacific University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major list. Warner Pacific is a small school located in Portland, Oregon that handed out 2 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Athletic Training at Warner Pacific University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wilmington College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major list. Wilmington College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Wilmington, Ohio. It awarded 13 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bryan University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major. Bryan University is a small school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 54 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Sterling College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major ranking. Sterling College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Sterling, Kansas. It awarded 12 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, Sacred Heart University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major list. Fairfield, Connecticut is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, 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 86%.
Colby - Sawyer College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major list. Colby - Sawyer is located in New London, New Hampshire and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Clarke University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major ranking. This small school is located in Dubuque, Iowa, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major ranking, coming in at #10. This medium-sized school is located in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Central College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major ranking. Located in Pella, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s athletic trainer students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Tiffin University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major list. This small school is located in Tiffin, Ohio, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
West Virginia Wesleyan College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major ranking. West Virginia Wesleyan College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Buckhannon, West Virginia. It awarded 6 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Athletic Training at West Virginia Wesleyan
With a ranking of #14, Heidelberg University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major list. Heidelberg University is a small school located in Tiffin, Ohio that handed out 0 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Marietta College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major ranking, coming in at #15. Marietta is a private not-for-profit institution located in Marietta, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Linfield University - McMinnville Campus came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major ranking. Linfield University - McMinnville Campus is a small private not-for-profit school situated in McMinnville, Oregon. It awarded 0 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Linfield University - McMinnville Campus Athletic Training Report
Springfield College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major ranking. Springfield, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees to 17 students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Concordia University, Ann Arbor came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major ranking. Ann Arbor, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees to 6 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Athletic Training at Concordia University, Ann Arbor
King’s College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major ranking, coming in at #19. King’s College PA is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. It awarded 6 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #20, Dominican College of Blauvelt did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major list. Located in Orangeburg, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s athletic trainer students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #21, Nebraska Wesleyan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major list. Nebraska Wesleyan University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 13 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #22, Waynesburg University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major list. Waynesburg is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania. It awarded 8 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Mars Hill University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major ranking. Located in Mars Hill, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s athletic trainer students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Athletic Training at Mars Hill University
With a ranking of #24, Adrian College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major list. This small school is located in Adrian, Michigan, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #25, University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major list. UPR Mayaguez is a fairly large school located in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico that handed out 32 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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