Athletic Training at University of Northern Iowa

Every athletic training school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the athletic trainer program at University of Northern Iowa stacks up to those at other schools.

UNI is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa and approximately 9,507 students attend the school each year. Of the 106 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Northern Iowa in 2021, 12 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.

UNI Athletic Training Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Athletic Trainer
• Master’s Degree in Athletic Trainer

UNI Athletic Training Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The athletic trainer major at UNI 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 Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools	44
Most Popular Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools	50
Best Value Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools	53
Most Popular Athletic Training Schools	59
Best Value Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools	61
	75
Most Focused Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools	100
Most Popular Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools	107
Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools	109
Most Focused Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools	110
Most Focused Athletic Training Schools	131
Best Value Athletic Training Schools	138
Best Athletic Training Schools	152
	182
	291

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in athletic trainer from UNI. This makes it the #107 most popular school for athletic trainer master’s degree candidates in the country.

Athletic Trainer Student Demographics at UNI

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

UNI Athletic Training Bachelor’s Program

Of the 12 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Athletic Training from UNI in 2020-2021, 42% were men and 58% were women. The typical athletic trainer bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at UNI since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in athletic trainer at UNI 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 University of Northern Iowa with a bachelor's in athletic trainer.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UNI Athletic Training Master’s Program

Of the 4 students who earned a master's degree in Athletic Training from UNI in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in athletic trainer each year. UNI does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

Of the students who received a athletic trainer master's degree from UNI, 100% 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 University of Northern Iowa with a master's in athletic trainer.

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

UNI 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 IA, the home state for University of Northern Iowa.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Athletic Trainers	300	$47,260

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 Feddacheenee under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.