by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major” ranking.
Athletic Training is the 187th most popular major in the country with 3,767 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,076 athletic training graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major” ranking, we looked at 302 colleges that offer a degree in athletic training. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their athletic training program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The athletic trainer school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Erskine College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major list. This small school is located in Due West, South Carolina, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Puerto Rico - Ponce. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major list. This small school is located in Ponce, , and it awarded 28 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Warner Pacific University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major list. Portland, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wilmington College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major. Located in Wilmington, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 17 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s athletic trainer students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bryan University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees to 35 students in 2020-2021.
Sterling College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major list. Sterling College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Sterling, Kansas. It awarded 5 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Sacred Heart University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major ranking. Sacred Heart University is a medium-sized school located in Fairfield, Connecticut that handed out 99 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Colby - Sawyer College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major ranking. Colby - Sawyer is a private not-for-profit institution located in New London, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Clarke University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major ranking. Located in Dubuque, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s athletic trainer students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major ranking, coming in at #10. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania is a medium-sized school located in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania that handed out 43 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2020-2021.
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Central College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major ranking. Central is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Pella, Iowa. It awarded 7 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Tiffin University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major list. Tiffin University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tiffin, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
West Virginia Wesleyan College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major ranking. This small school is located in Buckhannon, West Virginia, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #14, Heidelberg University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major list. This small school is located in Tiffin, Ohio, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2020-2021.
Marietta College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major ranking. This small school is located in Marietta, Ohio, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Linfield University - McMinnville Campus landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major ranking. Linfield is a small private not-for-profit school situated in McMinnville, Oregon. It awarded 6 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #17, Springfield College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major list. Springfield College is a small school located in Springfield, Massachusetts that handed out 18 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Concordia University, Ann Arbor ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major list. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s athletic trainer students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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King’s College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major ranking, coming in at #19. Located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s athletic trainer students in 2020-2021.
Dominican College of Blauvelt did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major ranking, coming in at #20. Orangeburg, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
Nebraska Wesleyan University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major list. NWU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Waynesburg University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major list. Waynesburg University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania. It awarded 8 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Mars Hill University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major list. Mars Hill, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Adrian College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major ranking, coming in at #24. Adrian is a private not-for-profit institution located in Adrian, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major ranking. UPR Mayaguez is a fairly large public school situated in Mayaguez, . It awarded 35 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Not only did these schools make the top 46 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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