Athletic Training at Sam Houston State University

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

SHSU is located in Huntsville, Texas and approximately 21,912 students attend the school each year. Of the 509 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Sam Houston State University in 2021, 13 of them were athletic training majors.

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.

SHSU Athletic Training Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Athletic Trainer

SHSU Athletic Training Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks athletic trainer programs across the country. The following shows how SHSU performed in these rankings.

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 SHSU 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
Most Popular Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools	43
Best Value Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools	57
Most Popular Athletic Training Schools	82
Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools	135
Most Focused Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools	142
	143
Most Focused Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools	148
Most Popular Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools	148
Best Value Athletic Training Schools	159
Best Athletic Training Schools	228
Most Focused Athletic Training Schools	233
	246

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

Athletic Trainer Student Demographics at SHSU

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

SHSU Athletic Training Bachelor’s Program

Of the 13 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Athletic Training from SHSU in 2020-2021, 23% were men and 77% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% 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 Sam Houston State University with a bachelor's in athletic trainer.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

SHSU 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 TX, the home state for Sam Houston State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Athletic Trainers	2,370	$56,170

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 Bigguill under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.