2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Athletic Training is the 142nd most popular major in the country with 4,467 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Plains States region, there were 627 athletic training graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 214 athletic training graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 15 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree athletic trainer students.
Top 15 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Athletic Training in the Plains States Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bethel University Minnesota. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Bethel University Minnesota also took the #3 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bethel University Minnesota are $11,700, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Out of the 15 schools in the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #2 spot on the list. Missouri State is a public institution located in Springfield, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Missouri State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri State University - Springfield are $12,042, 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 North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school situated in Fargo, North Dakota. It awarded 11 masters’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
North Dakota State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University - Main Campus are $11,589, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Louis University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. Saint Louis University is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 18 masters’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
SLU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Louis University are $22,074, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. Minnesota State Mankato is located in Mankato, Minnesota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 masters’s athletic trainer degrees to qualified students.
Minnesota State Mankato also took the #11 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State Mankato are $8,788, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #6, The College of Saint Scholastica did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. The College of Saint Scholastica is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Duluth, Minnesota. It awarded 14 masters’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at St. Scholastica, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at St. Scholastica are $15,502, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
South Dakota State University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. South Dakota State is a public institution located in Brookings, South Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree athletic trainer students list, South Dakota State has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State University are $16,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Midland University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Fremont, Nebraska, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified masters’s athletic trainer students in 2019-2020.
Midland U also made our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #10. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Midland U are $15,874.
University of Saint Mary ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. University of Saint Mary is a small school located in Leavenworth, Kansas that handed out 7 masters’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
University of St. Mary not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Saint Mary are $11,124, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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With a ranking of #10, Grand View University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Des Moines, Iowa, and it awarded 5 masters’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
Grand View University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Grand View University are $9,170, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #11, University of Northern Iowa did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. UNI is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s athletic trainer degrees to qualified students.
UNI also took the #9 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Iowa are $22,648.
A T Still University of Health Sciences did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #12. A T Still University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Kirksville, Missouri. It awarded 81 masters’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
A T Still University of Health Sciences also made our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at A T Still University of Health Sciences are $37,486, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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With a ranking of #13, Dakota Wesleyan University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Located in Mitchell, South Dakota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s athletic trainer students in 2019-2020.
Dakota Wesleyan University also made our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #15. Average graduate tuition and fees at Dakota Wesleyan University are $15,300, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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With a ranking of #14, University of Nebraska at Omaha did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Omaha, Nebraska is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s athletic trainer degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.
UNOMAHA also made our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #14. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNOMAHA are $16,374, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Augustana University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Augustana University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Augustana Sioux Falls, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Augustana University are $36,480, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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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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