2024 Best Athletic Training Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
17
Colleges in the Plains States Region
226
Master's Degrees
Athletic Training is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #113 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 17 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for athletic training students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 226 master's degrees in athletic training to qualified students.
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Choosing a Great Athletic Training School for Your Master's Degree
The athletic trainer master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality athletic trainer program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
Overall Quality Is a Must
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
- Major Focus - How much a school focuses on athletic training students vs. other majors.
- Major Demand - How many other athletic training students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
- Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
- Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized athletic training related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for athletic training students working on their master's degree.
One Size Does Not Fit All
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Athletic Training Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Featured Athletic Training Programs
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