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2027 Best Value Athletic Training Schools in Colorado

[Athletic Training](/majors/health-care-professions/allied-health-professions/athletic-training/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.

For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for athletic training students.

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• Best Value Athletic Training Schools in Colorado

2027 Best Value Athletic Training Schools in Colorado

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the athletic training degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Athletic Training Schools

1

Mesa State College
Grand Junction, CO

$9,927 In-State Tuition & Fees

$19,488 Avg Student Debt

$45,823 Median Earnings (10yr)

Leading the list is Mesa State College, our #1 best value for athletic training in Colorado. Mesa State College is a large public school located in the city of Grand Junction. Students from in state pay about $9,927 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $25,124. Students borrow a median of $19,488 to complete the athletic training program here. Early-career athletic training graduates make about $54,004. Set against $19,488 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 82%.

2

University Of Northern Colorado
Greeley, CO

$11,901 In-State Tuition & Fees

$23,974 Avg Student Debt

$52,231 Median Earnings (10yr)

A rank of #2 makes University Of Northern Colorado one of the best values for athletic training. Located in the city of Greeley, University Of Northern Colorado is a large public university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $11,901, compared with $26,979 for out-of-state students. Typical student debt for athletic training graduates is $23,974. Early-career athletic training graduates make about $45,705. Set against $23,974 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 86%.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.