2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Athletic Training in Georgia (With Aid)

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 4,467 people earned their degree in athletic training, making the major the 142nd most popular in the United States.

Across Georgia, there were 97 athletic training graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 30 athletic training graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,988 and $43,995 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the athletic training program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Getting Aid.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Athletic Training in Georgia (With Aid)

#1

University of North Georgia

Dahlonega, Georgia

#2 in overall quality

$18,354 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Georgia landed the #1 spot on the list. University of North Georgia is a fairly large school located in Dahlonega, Georgia that handed out 4 masters’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.

UNG did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNG are $18,354, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UNG Athletic Training Report

#2

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, Georgia

#1 in overall quality

$22,004 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Southern University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Getting Aid list. Statesboro, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s athletic trainer degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

GaSou also made our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Southern University are $22,004, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Georgia Southern University Athletic Training Report

#3

Mercer University

Macon, Georgia

$15,264 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Mercer University landed the #3 spot on the list. Mercer University is a medium-sized school located in Macon, Georgia that handed out 3 masters’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.

Mercer did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mercer are $15,264, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Athletic Training at Mercer University

#4

Life University

Marietta, Georgia

#3 in overall quality

$9,293 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Life University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Getting Aid list. Life is a small school located in Marietta, Georgia that handed out 14 masters’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Life, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Life University are $9,293, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Athletic Training at Life University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Athletic Training in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Athletic Training (With Aid)

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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