Athletic Training at Wichita State University

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

WSU is located in Wichita, Kansas and has a total student population of 14,999. Of the 387 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Wichita State University 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.

WSU Athletic Training Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Athletic Trainer

WSU Athletic Training Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the athletic trainer progam at WSU 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 WSU 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
	36
Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools	91
Most Popular Athletic Training Schools	94
Best Value Athletic Training Schools	112
Best Athletic Training Schools	154

Athletic Trainer Student Demographics at WSU

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

WSU Athletic Training Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in athletic trainer from WSU. About 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 WSU since its program graduates 28% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in athletic trainer at WSU 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 Wichita State University with a bachelor's in athletic trainer.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Physician Assistant

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 KS, the home state for Wichita State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Athletic Trainers	300	$45,860

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 Hrududu under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.