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2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

61 Ranked Colleges
629 Degrees Awarded
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Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

Athletic Training is the 142nd most popular major in the country with 4,467 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 947 athletic training graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 629 athletic training graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 61 colleges that offer a degree in athletic training. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great athletic training programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the athletic training program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Athletic Training (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 61 schools in the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.

UF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Florida is $1,994 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Athletic Trainer students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low 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 UF

#2

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Tallahassee, Florida, and it awarded 60 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida State also took the #6 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Florida State is $5,360 for southeast region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Athletic Training at Florida State

#14 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Florida. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UCF is a large school located in Orlando, Florida that handed out 22 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.

UCF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UCF is $6,211 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Athletic Trainer students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Athletic Training at University of Central Florida

#4

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, Kentucky
#21 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Kentucky University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Highland Heights, Kentucky, this fairly large public school awarded 25 degrees to qualified bachelors’s athletic trainer students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students whose families make $0-$30k list, NKU has also earned the #21 rank in our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Northern Kentucky University is $4,156 for southeast region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Athletic Training at NKU

#5

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UGA, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UGA is $7,541 for southeast region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Athletic Training at UGA

#6

The University of West Florida

Pensacola, Florida

The University of West Florida landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. The University of West Florida is a fairly large public school situated in Pensacola, Florida. It awarded 8 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend UWF is $4,140 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Athletic Trainer students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full UWF Athletic Training Report

#7

Florida Gulf Coast University

Fort Myers, Florida
#22 in overall quality

Florida Gulf Coast University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. FGCU is located in Fort Myers, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students whose families make $0-$30k list, FGCU has also earned the #22 rank in our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend FGCU is $7,824 for southeast region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Athletic Training at Florida Gulf Coast University

#1 in overall quality

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is $8,433 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Athletic Trainer students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Athletic Training at Louisiana State University

#9

Marshall University

Huntington, West Virginia

Marshall University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Marshall University is a fairly large school located in Huntington, West Virginia that handed out 6 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Marshall University is $5,770 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Athletic Trainer students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#10

Appalachian State University

Boone, North Carolina
#19 in overall quality

Appalachian State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Boone, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Appalachian State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #19 on our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $7,169 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Athletic Trainer students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Appalachian State.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Athletic Training at Appalachian State

#11

Western Carolina University

Cullowhee, North Carolina
#15 in overall quality

Western Carolina University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #11. WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees to qualified students.

WCU also made our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #15. The yearly cost to attend WCU is $9,188 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Athletic Trainer students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#12

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina
#12 in overall quality

With a ranking of #12, East Carolina University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. East Carolina University is a large public school situated in Greenville, North Carolina. It awarded 14 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.

ECU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $11,026 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Athletic Trainer students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend ECU.

Full East Carolina University Athletic Training Report

#13

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
#9 in overall quality

University of South Carolina - Columbia came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Columbia, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees to 28 students in 2019-2020.

UofSC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $12,426 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Athletic Trainer students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of South Carolina - Columbia.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Athletic Training at UofSC

#14

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, Virginia
#2 in overall quality

James Madison University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #14. James Madison University is a large school located in Harrisonburg, Virginia that handed out 15 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.

JMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend JMU is $14,196 for southeast region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.3% 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 full report on Athletic Training at James Madison University

#14

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, Georgia
#8 in overall quality

Georgia Southern University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #14. This large school is located in Statesboro, Georgia, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.

GaSou also made our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #8. It costs about $12,378 for southeast region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend GaSou.

Full Georgia Southern University Athletic Training Report

University of Louisiana at Lafayette did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #16. Lafayette, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

It costs about $9,621 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Athletic Trainer students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UL Lafayette.

Read more about Athletic Training at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

#17

Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Middle Tennessee State University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This large school is located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Middle Tennessee State University is $8,919 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Athletic Trainer students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Athletic Training at Middle Tennessee State University

#18

University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Wilmington, North Carolina
#16 in overall quality

With a ranking of #18, University of North Carolina at Wilmington did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Wilmington, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

UNCW also took the #16 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UNCW is $12,229 for southeast region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of North Carolina at Wilmington Athletic Training Report

#19

Lincoln Memorial University

Harrogate, Tennessee

With a ranking of #19, Lincoln Memorial University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Harrogate, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for LMU is $9,736 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Athletic Trainer students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Lincoln Memorial University Athletic Training Report

#20

Radford University

Radford, Virginia
#20 in overall quality

Radford University ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Radford University is located in Radford, Virginia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees to qualified students.

Radford also made our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #20. The yearly cost to attend Radford is $12,071 for southeast region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#21

University of North Carolina at Pembroke

Pembroke, North Carolina

University of North Carolina at Pembroke ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of North Carolina at Pembroke is a medium-sized public school situated in Pembroke, North Carolina. It awarded 3 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for UNC Pembroke is $8,282 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Athletic Trainer students whose families make $0-$30k.

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Southeastern Louisiana University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Southeastern is a fairly large public school situated in Hammond, Louisiana. It awarded 7 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Southeastern Louisiana University is $10,360 for southeast region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Athletic Training at Southeastern Louisiana University

#23

Valdosta State University

Valdosta, Georgia

Valdosta State University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Valdosta State University is a fairly large public school situated in Valdosta, Georgia. It awarded 16 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Valdosta State University is $11,780 for southeast region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#24

Harding University

Searcy, Arkansas
#7 in overall quality

Harding University landed the #24 spot on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Searcy, Arkansas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s athletic trainer students in 2019-2020.

Harding also made our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $13,930 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Athletic Trainer students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Harding University.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, 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 87%.

Full Harding Athletic Training Report

#25

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia
#11 in overall quality

With a ranking of #25, George Mason University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. GMU is a large school located in Fairfax, Virginia that handed out 15 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.

GMU also took the #11 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend George Mason University is $16,204 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Athletic Trainer students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, 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 86%.

Read more about Athletic Training at GMU

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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

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees 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.

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