Athletic Training at Northwestern College

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

NWC is located in Orange City, Iowa and has a total student population of 1,496.

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.

NWC Athletic Training Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Athletic Trainer

NWC Athletic Training Rankings

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

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 NWC 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 Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	27
Best Athletic Training Trade Schools	27
Most Focused Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	39
Most Focused Athletic Training Trade Schools	47
Best Value Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools	87
	99
Best Value Athletic Training Schools	112
	122
Most Popular Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	135
Most Popular Athletic Training Trade Schools	144

Athletic Trainer Student Demographics at NWC

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

NWC Athletic Training Bachelor’s Program

Of the 5 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in athletic trainer from NWC in 2021, 60% were men and 40% were women. The typical athletic trainer bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at NWC since its program graduates 22% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in athletic trainer at NWC 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 Northwestern College with a bachelor's in athletic trainer.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

NWC 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 Northwestern College.

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 Lawrence Albert Johnston under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.