by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Athletic Training is the 187th most popular major in the country with 3,767 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 675 athletic training graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 404 athletic training graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 77 colleges that offer a degree in athletic training. That schools that top this list have a program in athletic training in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
Out of the 77 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wilmington College landed the #1 spot on the list. Wilmington College is a small school located in Wilmington, Ohio that handed out 17 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 77 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tiffin University landed the #2 spot on the list. Tiffin University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Tiffin, Ohio. It awarded 19 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 77 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Heidelberg University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Tiffin, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s athletic trainer students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marietta College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Marietta, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s athletic trainer students 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Ann Arbor. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Concordia University, Ann Arbor is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 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.
Full Concordia University, Ann Arbor Athletic Training Report
With a ranking of #6, Adrian College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Great Lakes Region list. 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 Evansville ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Evansville, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Read more about Athletic Training at University of Evansville
Ripon College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Ripon, Wisconsin, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s athletic trainer students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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%.
Ohio Northern University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Ada, Ohio, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
North Central College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Naperville, Illinois 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.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Otterbein University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #11. Westerville, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
Cedarville University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Cedarville, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s athletic trainer students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Capital University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Columbus, Ohio 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Millikin University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Millikin is located in Decatur, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees to qualified students.
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.
Anderson University Indiana came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Anderson University Indiana is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Anderson, Indiana. It awarded 3 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.
Indiana Wesleyan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #16. This small school is located in Marion, Indiana, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Athletic Training at Indiana Wesleyan University
With a ranking of #17, Carthage College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Kenosha, Wisconsin 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Mount Union ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Mount Union is a small school located in Alliance, Ohio that handed out 3 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
North Park University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. North Park is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
With a ranking of #20, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire is located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #21, Baldwin Wallace University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Baldwin Wallace University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Berea, Ohio. It awarded 4 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.
Central Michigan University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Central Michigan University is a fairly large public school situated in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. It awarded 21 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
Hope College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Holland, Michigan, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. 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%.
Ashland University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Ashland, Ohio, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Olivet Nazarene University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Bourbonnais, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Athletic Training at Olivet Nazarene University
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