by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Athletic Trainer Major in Texas for a Bachelor’s” 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 Texas, there were 238 athletic training graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 95 athletic training graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,932 and $25,894 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Athletic Trainer Major in Texas for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a degree in athletic training. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in athletic training.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for texas bachelor’s degree athletic trainer students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Athletic Trainer Major in Texas for a Bachelor’s. San Marcos, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Athletic Trainer Major in Texas for a Bachelor’s list. UT Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 16 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 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Out of the 15 schools in the Most Well Attended Athletic Trainer Major in Texas for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Sam Houston State University is a large school located in Huntsville, Texas that handed out 13 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Christian University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Athletic Trainer Major in Texas for a Bachelor’s. Texas Christian University 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend MSU Texas. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Athletic Trainer Major in Texas for a Bachelor’s. 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.
Hardin - Simmons University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Athletic Trainer Major in Texas for a Bachelor’s ranking. Hardin - Simmons University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Abilene, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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The University of Texas of the Permian Basin ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Athletic Trainer Major in Texas for a Bachelor’s list. UT Permian Basin is located in Odessa, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees to qualified students.
University of the Incarnate Word came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Athletic Trainer Major in Texas for a Bachelor’s ranking. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
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%.
Texas Wesleyan University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Athletic Trainer Major in Texas for a Bachelor’s ranking. Texas Wesleyan University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Worth, Texas. It awarded 4 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2020-2021.
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Howard Payne University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Athletic Trainer Major in Texas for a Bachelor’s ranking. Howard Payne is a private not-for-profit institution located in Brownwood, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
East Texas Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Athletic Trainer Major in Texas for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #11. This small school is located in Marshall, Texas, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2020-2021.
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Lubbock Christian University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Athletic Trainer Major in Texas for a Bachelor’s ranking. Lubbock Christian University is a small school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 1 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2020-2021.
Baylor University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Athletic Trainer Major in Texas for a Bachelor’s ranking. Baylor University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waco, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
West Texas A&M University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Athletic Trainer Major in Texas for a Bachelor’s list. West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized public school situated in Canyon, Texas. It awarded 0 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #13, Texas Lutheran University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Athletic Trainer Major in Texas for a Bachelor’s list. Texas Lutheran University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Seguin, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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