Athletic Training at Eastern Illinois University

What traits are you looking for in a athletic trainer school? To help you decide if Eastern Illinois University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's athletic trainer program.

EIU is located in Charleston, Illinois and has a total student population of 8,626. In 2021, 3 athletic trainer majors received their bachelor's degree from EIU.

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.

EIU Athletic Training Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Athletic Trainer

EIU Athletic Training Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The athletic trainer major at EIU 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	36
Best Value Athletic Training Schools	120
Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools	156
Most Popular Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools	167
Most Focused Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools	168
	179
Best Athletic Training Schools	263
Most Focused Athletic Training Schools	271
Most Popular Athletic Training Schools	276
	298

Athletic Trainer Student Demographics at EIU

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

EIU Athletic Training Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 athletic trainer majors earned their bachelor's degree from EIU. Of these graduates, 67% were men and 33% were women. The typical athletic trainer bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at EIU since its program graduates 28% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in athletic trainer at EIU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its athletic trainer bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

EIU 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 IL, the home state for Eastern Illinois University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Athletic Trainers	1,480	$44,380

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 Nyttend under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.