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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in Illinois

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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in Illinois

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in Illinois” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 3,767 people earned their degree in athletic training, making the major the 187th most popular in the United States.

Across Illinois, there were 137 athletic training graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 68 athletic training graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,117 and $25,584 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in Illinois” ranking analyzed 15 colleges that offered 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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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students.

Top 15 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Athletic Training in Illinois

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North Central College
Naperville, Illinois

Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, North Central College landed the #1 spot on the list. North Central College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Naperville, Illinois. It awarded 11 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees 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%.

Full North Central College Athletic Training Report

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Millikin University
Decatur, Illinois

Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Millikin University landed the #2 spot on the list. Millikin is a small school located in Decatur, Illinois that handed out 5 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2020-2021.

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.

Read full report on Athletic Training at Millikin

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North Park University
Chicago, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Park University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in Illinois list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s athletic trainer students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, 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 North Park University Athletic Training Report

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Olivet Nazarene University
Bourbonnais, Illinois

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Olivet Nazarene University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in Illinois. Olivet Nazarene is a small school located in Bourbonnais, Illinois that handed out 4 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees 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%.

Full Olivet Nazarene Athletic Training Report

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Illinois State University
Normal, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in Illinois list. Illinois State University is a public institution located in Normal, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees 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%.

Read full report on Athletic Training at Illinois State

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Western Illinois University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in Illinois ranking. Macomb, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Athletic Training at WIU

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Northern Illinois University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in Illinois list. This fairly large school is located in Dekalb, Illinois, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Athletic Training at NIU

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Aurora University
Aurora, Illinois

Aurora University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in Illinois list. Aurora, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized 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 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Athletic Training at Aurora

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Lewis University
Romeoville, Illinois

Lewis University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #9. Lewis is a medium-sized school located in Romeoville, Illinois that handed out 3 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Athletic Training at Lewis

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Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, Illinois

Eastern Illinois University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in Illinois list. EIU is a medium-sized public school situated in Charleston, Illinois. It awarded 3 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Athletic Training at EIU

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Trinity International University - Illinois did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Deerfield, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s athletic trainer students in 2020-2021.

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.

Read more about Athletic Training at TIU Illinois

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in Illinois list. SIUC is a fairly large school located in Carbondale, Illinois that handed out 0 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Southern Illinois University Carbondale Athletic Training Report

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Concordia University, Chicago
River Forest, Illinois

Concordia University, Chicago came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in Illinois ranking. Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in River Forest, Illinois. It awarded 0 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%.

Full Concordia University, Chicago Athletic Training Report

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McKendree University
Lebanon, Illinois

McKendree University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Lebanon, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s athletic trainer students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full McKendree University Athletic Training Report

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in Illinois ranking. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.

Full University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Athletic Training Report

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