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Athletic Training at Eastern Illinois University

Athletic Training at Eastern Illinois University

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 Eastern Illinois University stacks up to those at other schools.

EIU is located in Charleston, Illinois and approximately 8,626 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.

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 61
Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 156
Most Popular Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 167
Most Focused Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 168
Best Athletic Training Trade Schools 177
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Most Popular Athletic Training Trade Schools 180
Most Focused Athletic Training Trade Schools 186
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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

33% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The athletic trainer program at EIU awarded 3 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 67% of these degrees went to men with the other 33% going to 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 29% more men than average.

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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 1% 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.

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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.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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