Athletic Training at Appalachian State University

If you plan to study athletic training, take a look at what Appalachian State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Appalachian State is located in Boone, North Carolina and approximately 20,023 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 9 athletic trainer majors received their bachelor's degree from Appalachian State.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Athletic Training section at the bottom of this page.

Appalachian State Athletic Training Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Athletic Trainer

Appalachian State Athletic Training Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the athletic trainer progam at Appalachian State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The athletic trainer major at Appalachian State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Athletic Training. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools	59
Most Popular Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools	76
Most Popular Athletic Training Schools	139
Best Athletic Training Schools	140
	157
Best Value Athletic Training Schools	163
Most Focused Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools	163
	261

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in athletic trainer from Appalachian State. This is the #148 most popular school for athletic trainer master’s degree candidates in the country.

Athletic Trainer Student Demographics at Appalachian State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the athletic trainer majors at Appalachian State University.

Appalachian State Athletic Training Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 athletic trainer majors earned their bachelor's degree from Appalachian State. Of these graduates, 11% were men and 89% were women.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in athletic trainer at Appalachian State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Appalachian State University with a bachelor's in athletic trainer.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Appalachian State also has a doctoral program available in athletic trainer. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Athletic Trainer Grads May Go Into

A degree in athletic trainer can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NC, the home state for Appalachian State University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Athletic Trainers	880	$47,120

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Clayhefner under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.