2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 165 athletic training graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in athletic training. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality athletic training programs that also have a lower cost than 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 Master’s in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree athletic trainer students.
Top 12 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Athletic Training in the Southwest Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at TTUHSC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center are $19,056.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. NAU is a public institution located in Flagstaff, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 27 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree athletic trainer students list, NAU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Arizona University are $19,489, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. Texas State is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree athletic trainer students list, Texas State has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State University are $17,040.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tarleton State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Tarleton State University is a fairly large school located in Stephenville, Texas that handed out 12 masters’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
Tarleton also took the #8 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tarleton State University are $15,485, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Tulsa. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. University of Tulsa is a small school located in Tulsa, Oklahoma that handed out 8 masters’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
University of Tulsa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Tulsa are $24,080, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M University - College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s athletic trainer degrees to qualified students.
Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743.
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University of Houston did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 14 masters’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree athletic trainer students list, UH has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689.
University of Central Oklahoma came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Edmond, Oklahoma, this fairly large public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified masters’s athletic trainer students in 2019-2020.
UCO also took the #11 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCO are $17,913.
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With a ranking of #9, Stephen F Austin State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Nacogdoches, Texas, and it awarded 15 masters’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
SFASU also made our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #12. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stephen F Austin State University are $15,695, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Abilene Christian University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in Abilene, Texas, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s athletic trainer students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Abilene Christian, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Abilene Christian are $23,238, but some majors have different tuition rates.
The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Arlington, Texas, and it awarded 16 masters’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Arlington also took the #10 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Arlington are $23,376.
With a ranking of #12, Baylor University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Baylor University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 10 masters’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
Baylor also took the #2 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor are $36,936, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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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%.
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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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