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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Athletic Training in Texas

9 Ranked Colleges
118 Degrees Awarded
$21,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master's in Texas

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 Master’s in Texas” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 4,467 people earned their degree in athletic training, making the major the 142nd most popular in the United States.

Across Texas, there were 248 athletic training graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 118 athletic training graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in Texas” ranking analyzed 9 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 Texas

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

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Athletic Training in Texas

#1 in overall quality

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 Texas. TTUHSC is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 masters’s athletic trainer degrees to qualified students.

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 Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at TTUHSC are $19,056.

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#2

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in Texas. San Marcos, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s athletic trainer degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

Texas State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. 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.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in Texas. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s athletic trainer degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” 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.

Read full report on Athletic Training at Texas A&M College Station

#4

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, Texas
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Tarleton State University landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Stephenville, Texas, and it awarded 12 masters’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.

Tarleton also took the #6 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Tarleton are $15,485.

Full Tarleton State University Athletic Training Report

#5

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #5 spot on the list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s athletic trainer degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

UH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689.

Full University of Houston Athletic Training Report

#8 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in Texas list. Arlington, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s athletic trainer degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Arlington are $23,376, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Athletic Training at UT Arlington

#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Stephen F Austin State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in Texas 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 Texas” list, coming in at #9. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SFASU are $15,695.

Full SFASU Athletic Training Report

#5 in overall quality

Abilene Christian University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in Texas ranking, coming in at #8. Abilene Christian University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Abilene, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Abilene Christian, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Abilene Christian University are $23,238, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Abilene Christian Athletic Training Report

#9

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#2 in overall quality

Baylor University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in Texas ranking, coming in at #9. This fairly large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 10 masters’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.

Baylor also made our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor University are $36,936.

Full Baylor University Athletic Training Report

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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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