by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the New England Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Athletic Training is the 187th most popular major in the country with 3,408 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the New England region, there were 163 athletic training graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 55 athletic training graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,593 and $42,781 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the New England Region” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a degree in athletic training. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their athletic training program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree athletic trainer students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Merrimack College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the New England Region. Merrimack is a medium-sized school located in North Andover, Massachusetts that handed out 20 masters’s athletic trainer degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Plymouth State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the New England Region. Plymouth State is a small public school situated in Plymouth, New Hampshire. It awarded 12 masters’s athletic trainer degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sacred Heart University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the New England Region. Fairfield, Connecticut is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s athletic trainer degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bridgewater State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the New England Region. Bridgewater State University is a public institution located in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 masters’s 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%.
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Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #5 spot on the list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s athletic trainer degrees to 4 students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #6, Springfield College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Springfield, Massachusetts, and it awarded 1 masters’s athletic trainer degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Connecticut did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the New England Region list. UCONN is a public institution located in Storrs, Connecticut. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #8, Central Connecticut State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the New England Region list. CCSU is a public institution located in New Britain, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 masters’s 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%.
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With a ranking of #8, University of Southern Maine did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the New England Region list. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized school located in Portland, Maine that handed out 6 masters’s athletic trainer degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.
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With a ranking of #8, University of Vermont did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the New England Region list. University of Vermont is a public institution located in Burlington, Vermont. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
With a ranking of #8, Endicott College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the New England Region list. Endicott College is a small school located in Beverly, Massachusetts that handed out 7 masters’s athletic trainer degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Southern Connecticut State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #8. New Haven, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s athletic trainer degrees to 6 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
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University of New England did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #8. Biddeford, Maine 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 3 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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