2023 Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Arkansas

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Arkansas for Athletic Trainer for a Master’s” ranking.

Athletic Training is the 187th most popular major in the country with 3,767 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Arkansas, there were 32 athletic training graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Athletic Trainer for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in athletic training. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality athletic training programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the athletic training program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Athletic Trainer for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for arkansas master’s degree vets studying athletic trainer.

Top 2 Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Arkansas

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University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas

11 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Athletic Trainer for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and it awarded 18 masters’s athletic trainer degrees in 2020-2021.

UARK not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list.Among the 27,562 students enrolled at University of Arkansas, 11 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 11 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,975. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full University of Arkansas Veteran Student Life Report

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Arkansas State University - Main Campus
Jonesboro, Arkansas

425 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Athletic Trainer for a Master’s list. Arkansas State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Jonesboro, Arkansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

A-State also made our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list, coming in at #1.Among the 13,106 students enrolled at A-State, 425 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 180 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,131. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Arkansas State University - Main Campus]](/colleges/arkansas-state-university-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)

• Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
• Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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

Footnotes

• *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.