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2023 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Athletic Training

6 Ranked Colleges
74 Degrees Awarded
$28,800 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major

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Athletic Training is the 187th most popular major in the country with 3,767 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 74 athletic training graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,260 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 Doctorate Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major

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

Top 6 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Athletic Training

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend A T Still University of Health Sciences. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major list. A T Still University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit institution located in Kirksville, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 23 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full A T Still University of Health Sciences Athletic Training Report

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Indiana State University
Terre Haute, Indiana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major. Indiana State is located in Terre Haute, Indiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 doctorate’s athletic trainer degrees to qualified students.

Full Indiana State University Athletic Training Report

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University of Idaho
Moscow, Idaho

Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Idaho landed the #3 spot on the list. U of I is located in Moscow, Idaho and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 doctorate’s athletic trainer degrees to qualified students.

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%.

Full U of I Athletic Training Report

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Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large public school handed out 14 degrees to qualified doctorate’s athletic trainer students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Athletic Training at Temple

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major list. FIU is a large school located in Miami, Florida that handed out 7 doctorate’s athletic trainer degrees in 2020-2021.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Athletic Training at Florida International University

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Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major ranking, coming in at #6. Athens, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s athletic trainer degrees to 45 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Athletic Training at Ohio University - Athens Campus

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