2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2019-2020, 4,467 people earned their degree in athletic training, making the major the 142nd most popular in the United States.
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.
This year’s “Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 61 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Athletic Training in the Southeast Region
Out of the 61 schools in the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Carolina University landed the #1 spot on the list. Cullowhee, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at WCU, the school also landed the #15 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for WCU is $13,722 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Athletic Trainer students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Southern University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. 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 $15,536 for southeast region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students per year to attend GaSou.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Harding University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in Searcy, Arkansas, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
Harding also took the #7 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $19,375 for southeast region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students per year to attend Harding.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Arkansas. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. University of Central Arkansas is a fairly large school located in Conway, Arkansas that handed out 7 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCA, the school also landed the #25 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Central Arkansas is $15,376 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Athletic Trainer students.
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Out of the 61 schools in the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Tallahassee, Florida, this large public school handed out 60 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s athletic trainer students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students list, Florida State has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Florida State University is $9,789 for southeast region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Bethel University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Bethel is a small private not-for-profit school situated in McKenzie, Tennessee. It awarded 5 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $15,701 for southeast region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students per year to attend Bethel University.
University of Southern Mississippi did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend Southern Miss is $14,923 for southeast region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students.
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University of North Carolina at Pembroke came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Pembroke, North Carolina, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $10,228 for southeast region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students per year to attend UNC Pembroke.
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Valdosta State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. Valdosta, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $13,969 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Athletic Trainer students per year to attend VSU.
East Carolina University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. This large school is located in Greenville, North Carolina, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
ECU also made our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #12. It costs about $15,844 for southeast region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students per year to attend ECU.
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With a ranking of #11, Northern Kentucky University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Highland Heights, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees to 25 students in 2019-2020.
NKU also made our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #21. The yearly cost to attend NKU is $9,049 for southeast region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students.
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West Liberty University landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in West Liberty, West Virginia, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $13,793 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Athletic Trainer students per year to attend West Liberty University.
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Appalachian State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. Appalachian State University is a large school located in Boone, North Carolina that handed out 6 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
Appalachian State also made our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #19. The yearly cost to attend Appalachian State University is $13,920 for southeast region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students.
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 low student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
University of Central Florida did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #14. UCF is a public institution located in Orlando, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UCF also took the #14 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $10,274 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Athletic Trainer students per year to attend University of Central Florida.
The low student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #15, 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 list. University of North Carolina at Wilmington is a fairly large school located in Wilmington, North Carolina that handed out 8 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
UNCW also took the #16 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $19,055 for southeast region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students per year to attend University of North Carolina at Wilmington.
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%.
University of Florida ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region 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. It costs about $6,302 for southeast region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students per year to attend University of Florida.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #17. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a public institution located in Magnolia, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is $14,270 for southeast region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students.
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The University of West Florida ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. The University of West Florida is located in Pensacola, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for The University of West Florida is $7,406 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Athletic Trainer students.
James Madison University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, this large public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s athletic trainer students in 2019-2020.
JMU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $22,169 for southeast region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students per year to attend James Madison University.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Radford University ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Radford, Virginia, this fairly large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s athletic trainer students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Radford, the school also landed the #20 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Radford is $16,447 for southeast region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students.
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
Louisiana State University also made our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $15,465 for southeast region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students per year to attend Louisiana State University.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Lincoln Memorial University landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Lincoln Memorial University is a small school located in Harrogate, Tennessee that handed out 3 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $15,180 for southeast region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students per year to attend Lincoln Memorial University.
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%.
With a ranking of #23, Marshall University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Huntington, West Virginia, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Marshall University is $8,370 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Athletic Trainer students.
Southeastern Louisiana University landed the #24 spot on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Hammond, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Southeastern Louisiana University is $12,171 for southeast region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students.
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Union University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #25. Union is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Jackson, Tennessee. It awarded 4 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Union is $28,249 for southeast region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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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%.
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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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