2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Athletic Training in the Great Lakes Region
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Athletic Training is the 142nd most popular major in the country with 4,467 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 803 athletic training graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 557 athletic training graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 57 colleges that offer a degree in athletic training. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent athletic training programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the athletic training program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Athletic Training in the Great Lakes Region
Out of the 57 schools in the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - La Crosse is a fairly large public school situated in La Crosse, Wisconsin. It awarded 13 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
UW - La Crosse also made our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend University of Wisconsin - La Crosse is $14,580 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students.
The low student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 57 schools in the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh landed the #2 spot on the list. UW Oshkosh is a fairly large public school situated in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. It awarded 11 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW Oshkosh, the school also landed the #19 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UW Oshkosh is $15,463 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Athletic Trainer students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Eau Claire is a fairly large school located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin that handed out 12 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
UW - Eau Claire also made our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #15. It costs about $16,020 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Athletic Trainer students per year to attend UW - Eau Claire.
Full University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Athletic Training Report
Out of the 57 schools in the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Valley State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Grand Valley State University is a large public school situated in Allendale, Michigan. It awarded 12 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
GVSU also made our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #9. It costs about $17,646 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students per year to attend Grand Valley State University.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Illinois University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Northern Illinois University is located in Dekalb, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees to qualified students.
NIU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #20 on our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Northern Illinois University is $18,259 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students.
With a ranking of #6, Western Michigan University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
WMU also made our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #23. The estimated yearly cost for WMU is $19,433 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students.
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Western Illinois University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Macomb, Illinois, this medium-sized public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s athletic trainer students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $16,210 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students per year to attend WIU.
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Eastern Illinois University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #8. EIU is a medium-sized school located in Charleston, Illinois that handed out 10 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend EIU is $14,607 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Athletic Trainer students.
Illinois State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Normal, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees to 25 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Illinois State, the school also landed the #16 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Illinois State University is $20,895 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Indiana State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #10. Indiana State University is a public institution located in Terre Haute, Indiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $13,896 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students per year to attend Indiana State University.
With a ranking of #11, Central Michigan University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Mount Pleasant, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students list, Central Michigan has also earned the #25 rank in our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Central Michigan University is $15,981 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Athletic Trainer students.
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With a ranking of #12, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a large school located in Cincinnati, Ohio that handed out 15 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
UC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UC is $21,843 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Athletic Trainer students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #13, Wright State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Dayton, Ohio, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $16,823 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students per year to attend Wright State University - Main Campus.
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Kent State University at Kent landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Kent State University at Kent is a large school located in Kent, Ohio that handed out 11 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $18,885 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students per year to attend Kent State University at Kent.
University of Akron Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #15. University of Akron Main Campus is a public institution located in Akron, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of Akron Main Campus is $17,792 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Athletic Trainer students.
Full University of Akron Main Campus Athletic Training Report
Eastern Michigan University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Eastern Michigan is $15,924 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students.
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Aurora University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Aurora, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Aurora University is $17,215 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Athletic Trainer students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #18, Ashland University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Ashland University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ashland, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Ashland University is $20,111 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Athletic Trainer students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Northern Michigan University landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Marquette, Michigan, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Northern Michigan University is $15,453 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Athletic Trainer students.
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Ball State University landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ball State University is a large school located in Muncie, Indiana that handed out 6 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Ball State University is $15,147 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Athletic Trainer students.
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Carroll University landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Carroll U is a small school located in Waukesha, Wisconsin that handed out 16 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
Carroll U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Carroll University is $23,355 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Athletic Trainer students.
The low student loan default rate of 3.2% 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%.
Cedarville University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #22. Cedarville, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.
Cedarville also took the #21 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $21,727 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students per year to attend Cedarville.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Saginaw Valley State University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Saginaw Valley State University is a public institution located in University Center, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Saginaw Valley State University is $14,248 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Athletic Trainer students.
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Indiana Wesleyan University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #24. This small school is located in Marion, Indiana, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend IWU is $20,946 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Athletic Trainer students.
Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ohio State is a large public school situated in Columbus, Ohio. It awarded 28 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students list, Ohio State has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $17,616 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Athletic Trainer students per year to attend Ohio State.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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- 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%.
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- *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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