2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Athletic Training in the Southwest Region
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Athletic Training is the 142nd most popular major in the country with 4,467 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Southwest region, there were 431 athletic training graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 231 athletic training graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 18 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.
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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region.
Top 18 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Athletic Training in the Southwest Region
Out of the 18 schools in the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, MSU Texas landed the #1 spot on the list. MSU Texas is a public institution located in Wichita Falls, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
MSU Texas also made our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $10,045 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Athletic Trainer students per year to attend MSU Texas.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Texas A&M University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. West Texas A&M University is located in Canyon, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees to qualified students.
West Texas A&M University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for West Texas A&M University is $12,761 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Athletic Trainer students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas of the Permian Basin. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. UT Permian Basin is a medium-sized public school situated in Odessa, Texas. It awarded 3 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Permian Basin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas of the Permian Basin is $10,092 for southwest region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Texas State is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 16 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students list, Texas State has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $15,230 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Athletic Trainer students per year to attend Texas State University.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sam Houston State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. This large school is located in Huntsville, Texas, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
SHSU also took the #8 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $14,617 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Athletic Trainer students per year to attend SHSU.
Grand Canyon University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. Grand Canyon University is a large private for-profit school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 18 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students list, Grand Canyon University has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Grand Canyon University is $21,020 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Athletic Trainer students.
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Lubbock Christian University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
LCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $24,128 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Athletic Trainer students per year to attend Lubbock Christian University.
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Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Corpus Christi, Texas, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M Corpus Christi also made our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #10. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M Corpus Christi is $16,332 for southwest region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students.
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Texas Wesleyan University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas Wesleyan University is located in Fort Worth, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees to qualified students.
Texas Wesleyan did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $23,473 for southwest region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students per year to attend Texas Wesleyan University.
New Mexico State University - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this fairly large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s athletic trainer students in 2019-2020.
NMSU Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for NMSU Main Campus is $8,659 for southwest region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students.
East Texas Baptist University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Marshall, Texas 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.
East Texas Baptist University also made our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #11. The estimated yearly cost for East Texas Baptist University is $22,515 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Athletic Trainer students.
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Hardin - Simmons University landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Abilene, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s athletic trainer students in 2019-2020.
Hardin - Simmons also made our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $19,509 for southwest region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students per year to attend Hardin - Simmons University.
With a ranking of #13, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students list, UT Austin has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at Austin is $18,023 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Athletic Trainer students.
The low student loan default rate of 2.7% 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 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #14, University of the Incarnate Word did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. San Antonio, Texas 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 5 students in 2019-2020.
UIW not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $24,784 for southwest region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students per year to attend University of the Incarnate Word.
Houston Baptist University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students list, HBU has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend HBU is $19,962 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Athletic Trainer students.
Southern Nazarene University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. SNU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bethany, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
SNU also took the #17 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SNU is $18,147 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Athletic Trainer students.
Bryan University landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Bryan University is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 81 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees to qualified students.
Bryan University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $17,472 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Athletic Trainer students per year to attend Bryan University.
With a ranking of #18, Texas Christian University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Texas Christian University is a fairly large school located in Fort Worth, Texas that handed out 5 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
TCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $36,811 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Athletic Trainer students per year to attend TCU.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, 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 92%.
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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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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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