by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Athletic Training is the 187th most popular major in the country with 3,767 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 346 athletic training graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 168 athletic training graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 18 colleges that offer 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region”.
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Lutheran University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Seguin, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas 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 Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region. This small school is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and it awarded 4 masters’s athletic trainer degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is a medium-sized public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 20 masters’s athletic trainer degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Abilene Christian University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region. Abilene Christian is located in Abilene, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s athletic trainer degrees to qualified students.
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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hardin - Simmons University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region list. Hardin - Simmons is located in Abilene, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s athletic trainer degrees to qualified students.
Stephen F Austin State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Stephen F Austin State University is a fairly large school located in Nacogdoches, Texas that handed out 14 masters’s athletic trainer degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Tulsa came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and it awarded 5 masters’s athletic trainer degrees in 2020-2021.
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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
Tarleton State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. This fairly large school is located in Stephenville, Texas, and it awarded 15 masters’s athletic trainer degrees in 2020-2021.
Baylor University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. Baylor is located in Waco, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 masters’s athletic trainer degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #10, University of Central Oklahoma did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Edmond, Oklahoma, and it awarded 7 masters’s athletic trainer degrees in 2020-2021.
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Texas State University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in San Marcos, Texas, and it awarded 17 masters’s athletic trainer degrees in 2020-2021.
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Northern Arizona University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region list. NAU is a large public school situated in Flagstaff, Arizona. It awarded 15 masters’s athletic trainer degrees 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%.
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University of Houston ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school handed out 11 degrees 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 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 University of Texas at Arlington landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Arlington, Texas, and it awarded 11 masters’s athletic trainer degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 15 masters’s athletic trainer degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Angelo State University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region list. San Angelo, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s athletic trainer degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #16, Sam Houston State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region list. Huntsville, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s athletic trainer degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
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Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Athletic Trainer Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi is a fairly large school located in Corpus Christi, Texas that handed out 0 masters’s athletic trainer degrees in 2020-2021.
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