by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in North Carolina” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 3,767 people earned their degree in athletic training, making the major the 187th most popular in the United States.
Across North Carolina, there were 103 athletic training graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 26 athletic training graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,453 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in North Carolina” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in athletic training. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in athletic training.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for north carolina master’s degree athletic trainer students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lenoir - Rhyne University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in North Carolina. Located in Hickory, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 degrees to qualified masters’s athletic trainer students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend High Point University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in North Carolina. High Point is a medium-sized school located in High Point, North Carolina that handed out 8 masters’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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in North Carolina list. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 7 masters’s athletic trainer degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in North Carolina. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s athletic trainer degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Appalachian State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in North Carolina list. Located in Boone, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s athletic trainer students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in North Carolina list. ECU is located in Greenville, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 masters’s athletic trainer degrees to qualified students.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Wilmington landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Wilmington, North Carolina, and it awarded 8 masters’s athletic trainer degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Carolina University landed the #5 spot on the list. WCU is a fairly large school located in Cullowhee, North Carolina that handed out 22 masters’s athletic trainer degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Pembroke. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in North Carolina list. Located in Pembroke, North Carolina, this medium-sized public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s athletic trainer students in 2020-2021.
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