by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Athletic Trainer Major in Pennsylvania for a Bachelor’s” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 3,767 people earned their degree in athletic training, making the major the 187th most popular in the United States.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 288 athletic training graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 146 athletic training graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,741 and $27,572 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Athletic Trainer Major in Pennsylvania for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 15 colleges that offered a degree in athletic training. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular athletic training programs in the United States.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Athletic Trainer Major in Pennsylvania for a Bachelor’s. East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees to 43 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend King’s College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Athletic Trainer Major in Pennsylvania for a Bachelor’s. Located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s athletic trainer students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 15 schools in the Most Well Attended Athletic Trainer Major in Pennsylvania for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Mercyhurst University landed the #3 spot on the list. Mercyhurst is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Erie, Pennsylvania. It awarded 10 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Athletic Trainer Major in Pennsylvania for a Bachelor’s list. Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus is a medium-sized public school situated in Indiana, Pennsylvania. It awarded 10 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Athletic Trainer Major in Pennsylvania for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Saint Davids, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s athletic trainer students in 2020-2021.
Neumann University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Athletic Trainer Major in Pennsylvania for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Aston, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s athletic trainer students in 2020-2021.
Marywood University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Athletic Trainer Major in Pennsylvania for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. Marywood University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #6, Duquesne University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Athletic Trainer Major in Pennsylvania for a Bachelor’s list. Duquesne University is a medium-sized school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 8 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Waynesburg University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Athletic Trainer Major in Pennsylvania for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Messiah University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Athletic Trainer Major in Pennsylvania for a Bachelor’s ranking. Messiah is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. It awarded 7 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Pittsburgh - Bradford did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Athletic Trainer Major in Pennsylvania for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #11. Bradford, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
West Chester University of Pennsylvania ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Athletic Trainer Major in Pennsylvania for a Bachelor’s list. West Chester University of Pennsylvania is a fairly large school located in West Chester, Pennsylvania that handed out 1 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, 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 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Clarks Summit University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Athletic Trainer Major in Pennsylvania for a Bachelor’s ranking. Clarks Summit University is a small school located in South Abington Township, Pennsylvania that handed out 0 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2020-2021.
Lock Haven University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Athletic Trainer Major in Pennsylvania for a Bachelor’s ranking. LHU is located in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees to qualified students.
Alvernia University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Athletic Trainer Major in Pennsylvania for a Bachelor’s ranking. Alvernia is a small school located in Reading, Pennsylvania that handed out 2 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2020-2021.
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