Athletic Training at Samford University

If you are interested in studying athletic training, you may want to check out the program at Samford University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Samford is located in Birmingham, Alabama and approximately 5,729 students attend the school each year.

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.

Samford Athletic Training Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Athletic Trainer

Samford Athletic Training Rankings

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In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in athletic trainer from Samford. This makes it the #97 most popular school for athletic trainer master’s degree candidates in the country.

Athletic Trainer Student Demographics at Samford

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

Samford Athletic Training Master’s Program

Of the 5 athletic trainer students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Samford, about 40% were men and 60% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in athletic trainer each year. Samford does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a athletic trainer master's degree from Samford, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Samford 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 AL, the home state for Samford University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Athletic Trainers	540	$41,690

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 Sweetmoose6 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.