2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Athletic Trainer for a Doctorate
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Athletic Trainer for a Doctorate” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 3,767 people earned their degree in athletic training, making the major the 187th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 796 athletic training graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent athletic training programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the athletic training program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Athletic Trainer for a Doctorate
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree vets studying athletic trainer.
Top 1 Best Athletic Training Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Athletic Trainer for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s athletic trainer degrees in 2020-2021.
FIU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,079 of the 58,836 students enrolled at Florida International University were GI Bill® students, of which 606 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,771. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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.