2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Athletic Training in the Southwest Region
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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Athletic Training is the 187th most popular major in the country with 3,408 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Southwest region, there were 331 athletic training graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 139 athletic training graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,130 and $22,381 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 22 colleges that offered 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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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students.
Top 22 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Athletic Training in the Southwest Region
Out of the 22 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bryan University landed the #1 spot on the list. Bryan University is a private for-profit institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 54 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Bryan University Athletic Training Report
Out of the 22 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hardin - Simmons University landed the #2 spot on the list. Hardin - Simmons University is located in Abilene, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Athletic Training at Hardin - Simmons
Out of the 22 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard Payne University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Brownwood, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s athletic trainer students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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 Howard Payne
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend MSU Texas. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region. This medium-sized school is located in Wichita Falls, Texas, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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 MSU Texas Athletic Training Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Wesleyan University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region. This small school is located in Fort Worth, Texas, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Texas Wesleyan Athletic Training Report
East Texas Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Marshall, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s athletic trainer students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
Read full report on Athletic Training at East Texas Baptist University
Texas Christian University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Fort Worth, Texas 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 6 students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
Read more about Athletic Training at TCU
With a ranking of #8, The University of Texas of the Permian Basin did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Odessa, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 3 diplomas 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%.
Read more about Athletic Training at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin
New Mexico State University - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region 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 13 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Athletic Training at New Mexico State University - Main Campus
With a ranking of #10, Lubbock Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region list. LCU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 1 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Athletic Training at LCU
Sam Houston State University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region list. SHSU is a public institution located in Huntsville, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s 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%.
Read full report on Athletic Training at Sam Houston State University
University of the Incarnate Word did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s athletic trainer students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
Read more about Athletic Training at UIW
Texas State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. San Marcos, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees to 8 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Texas State Athletic Training Report
The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Read full report on Athletic Training at The University of Texas at Austin
Grand Canyon University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees 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%.
Read more about Athletic Training at Grand Canyon University
West Texas A&M University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. West Texas A&M University is a public institution located in Canyon, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Athletic Training at West Texas A&M University
Southwestern Oklahoma State University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Southwestern Oklahoma State University is located in Weatherford, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Athletic Training at Southwestern Oklahoma State University
East Central University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region list. East Central University is a small public school situated in Ada, Oklahoma. It awarded 0 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees 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%.
Read full report on Athletic Training at ECU
With a ranking of #16, University of Tulsa did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Tulsa is a small school located in Tulsa, Oklahoma that handed out 8 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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 Tulsa Athletic Training Report
Baylor University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. Waco, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees to 11 students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%.
Read full report on Athletic Training at Baylor University
Southern Nazarene University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region ranking. SNU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bethany, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s 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%.
Read full report on Athletic Training at Southern Nazarene University
Texas Lutheran University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Seguin, Texas, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Texas Lutheran 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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.
