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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Athletic Training in the New England Region

5 Ranked Colleges
35 Degrees Awarded
$30,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master's in the New England Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Master’s in the New England Region” ranking.

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 New England region, there were 346 athletic training graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 35 athletic training graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered 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.

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 Master’s in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Athletic Training in the New England Region

#1

Plymouth State University

Plymouth, New Hampshire
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Plymouth State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region. Located in Plymouth, New Hampshire, this small public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s athletic trainer students in 2019-2020.

Plymouth State also made our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Plymouth State are $14,550, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Athletic Training at Plymouth State

#2

Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bridgewater State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Bridgewater State is a fairly large school located in Bridgewater, Massachusetts that handed out 3 masters’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.

Bridgewater State also made our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bridgewater State are $11,397, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Bridgewater State University Athletic Training Report

#3

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, Connecticut
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sacred Heart University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. Located in Fairfield, Connecticut, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified masters’s athletic trainer students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree athletic trainer students list, Sacred Heart has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Sacred Heart are $34,806.

Full Sacred Heart Athletic Training Report

#4

Merrimack College

North Andover, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Merrimack College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. This medium-sized school is located in North Andover, Massachusetts, and it awarded 8 masters’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree athletic trainer students list, Merrimack has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Merrimack are $31,296, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Athletic Training at Merrimack College

#5

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. Boston U is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 8 masters’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Boston U, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666.

Read more about Athletic Training at Boston University

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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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