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Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that 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 the Southwest region, there were 346 athletic training graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 162 athletic training graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 22 colleges that offered 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 colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bryan University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hardin - Simmons University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region list. Abilene, Texas 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.
Out of the 22 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard Payne University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Brownwood, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s athletic trainer students 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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend MSU Texas. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region. Wichita Falls, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Wesleyan University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region. Fort Worth, Texas 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.
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East Texas Baptist University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region ranking. East Texas Baptist University is a small school located in Marshall, Texas that handed out 2 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2020-2021.
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Texas Christian University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region list. TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Worth, Texas. It awarded 12 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Permian Basin is a medium-sized public school situated in Odessa, Texas. It awarded 5 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2020-2021.
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Lubbock Christian University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Lubbock Christian University is a small school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 1 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2020-2021.
Sam Houston State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region ranking. SHSU is located in Huntsville, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees to qualified students.
University of the Incarnate Word came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UIW is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s 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%.
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With a ranking of #13, Texas State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #14, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas at Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 16 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
With a ranking of #15, Grand Canyon University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region list. Grand Canyon University is located in Phoenix, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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West Texas A&M University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized school located in Canyon, Texas that handed out 0 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2020-2021.
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Southwestern Oklahoma State University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region list. Southwestern Oklahoma State University is located in Weatherford, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees to qualified students.
East Central University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region list. East Central University is a public institution located in Ada, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Tulsa ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Tulsa is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees to qualified students.
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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Athletic Training at University of Tulsa
Baylor University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. Baylor is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 13 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.
Southern Nazarene University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Bethany, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s athletic trainer students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Texas Lutheran University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas Lutheran University is a small school located in Seguin, Texas that handed out 7 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2020-2021.
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