Athletic Training at Sam Houston State University

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

SHSU is located in Huntsville, Texas and has a total student population of 21,912.

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.

SHSU Athletic Training Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Athletic Trainer

SHSU Athletic Training Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the athletic trainer progam at SHSU 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 SHSU 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
Most Popular Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	43
Most Popular Athletic Training Trade Schools	47
Best Value Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools	57
Best Value Athletic Training Schools	82
Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	135
Most Focused Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	142
	143
Best Athletic Training Trade Schools	153
Most Focused Athletic Training Trade Schools	157
	170

Athletic Trainer Student Demographics at SHSU

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

SHSU Athletic Training Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in athletic trainer from SHSU. About 23% were men and 77% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 30% 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 Sam Houston State University with a bachelor's in athletic trainer.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

SHSU 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 TX, the home state for Sam Houston State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Athletic Trainers	2,370	$56,170

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 Bigguill under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.