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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in California for Athletic Trainer for a Bachelor’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in California for Athletic Trainer for a Bachelor's

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Athletic Trainer for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across California, there were 155 athletic training graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 55 athletic training graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,566 and $21,995 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Athletic Trainer for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in athletic training. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great athletic training programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the athletic training program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in California for Athletic Trainer for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Athletic Trainer for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 3 Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in California

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San Diego State University
San Diego, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Diego State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in California for Athletic Trainer for a Bachelor’s. San Diego State University is a large public school situated in San Diego, California. It awarded 35 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SDSU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking.According to our most recent data, SDSU supports 36,334 students, and 1,433 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 853 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,806. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at San Diego State University]](/colleges/san-diego-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in California for Athletic Trainer for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Long Beach landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Long Beach, California, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s athletic trainer degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CSULB, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking.According to our most recent data, California State University - Long Beach supports 40,069 students, and 822 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 310 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,845. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at California State University - Long Beach]](/colleges/california-state-university-long-beach/student-life/veterans/)

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University of the Pacific
Stockton, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of the Pacific. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in California for Athletic Trainer for a Bachelor’s. Located in Stockton, California, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s athletic trainer students in 2020-2021.

Pacific also made our “Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #1.Of the 6,263 students enrolled at Pacific, 10 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 8 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $21,238. During this same period, 5 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.

Full University of the Pacific Veteran Student Life Report

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