2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region
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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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 183 athletic training graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,505 and $37,295 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 18 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree athletic trainer students.
Top 18 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Athletic Training in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Lutheran University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region list. TLU is located in Seguin, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 7 masters’s athletic trainer degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Read more about Athletic Training at TLU
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, this small public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s athletic trainer students in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences Athletic Training Report
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center landed the #3 spot on the list. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% 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%.
Read more about Athletic Training at TTUHSC
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Abilene Christian University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region list. Abilene, Texas 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 8 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Abilene Christian University Athletic Training Report
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hardin - Simmons University landed the #5 spot on the list. Abilene, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s athletic trainer degrees to 7 students 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%.
Read more about Athletic Training at Hardin - Simmons University
Stephen F Austin State University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region list. SFASU is a public institution located in Nacogdoches, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Athletic Training at SFASU
University of Tulsa came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and it awarded 8 masters’s athletic trainer degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Athletic Training at University of Tulsa
Tarleton State University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region list. Stephenville, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s athletic trainer degrees to 13 students 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 full report on Athletic Training at Tarleton
Baylor University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. Baylor University is located in Waco, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 11 masters’s athletic trainer degrees to qualified 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Full Baylor University Athletic Training Report
University of Central Oklahoma did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. UCO is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 7 masters’s athletic trainer degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Full UCO Athletic Training Report
Texas State University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified masters’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 more about Athletic Training at Texas State
Northern Arizona University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region ranking. NAU is a large public school situated in Flagstaff, Arizona. It awarded 32 masters’s athletic trainer degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Athletic Training at Northern Arizona University
University of Houston ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region list. UH is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 9 masters’s athletic trainer degrees in 2021-2022.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Athletic Training at University of Houston
The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Arlington is a public institution located in Arlington, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 masters’s 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%.
Read more about Athletic Training at UT Arlington
Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Read full report on Athletic Training at Texas A&M College Station
Angelo State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. Angelo State is a fairly large public school situated in San Angelo, Texas. It awarded 5 masters’s athletic trainer degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Angelo State Athletic Training Report
Sam Houston State University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Sam Houston State University is a public institution located in Huntsville, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 masters’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
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Corpus Christi, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified masters’s athletic trainer students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi 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.
