Athletic Training at Northern 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 Northern Illinois University stacks up to those at other schools.

NIU is located in Dekalb, Illinois and has a total student population of 16,769.

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.

NIU Athletic Training Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Athletic Trainer

NIU Athletic Training Rankings

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

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 NIU 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	14
Best Value Athletic Training Schools	37
Most Popular Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	62
Most Popular Athletic Training Trade Schools	67
	82
Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	90
Best Athletic Training Trade Schools	99
	104
Most Focused Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	139
Most Focused Athletic Training Trade Schools	154

Athletic Trainer Student Demographics at NIU

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

NIU Athletic Training Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students earned a bachelor's degree in athletic trainer from NIU. About 73% of these graduates were women and the other 27% were men.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in athletic trainer at NIU are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% 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 Northern Illinois University with a bachelor's in athletic trainer.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

NIU 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 IL, the home state for Northern 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Andy McMurray under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.