Athletic Training at University of Southern Mississippi

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

Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and approximately 14,606 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.

Southern Miss Athletic Training Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Athletic Trainer

Southern Miss Athletic Training Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the athletic trainer progam at Southern Miss 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 Southern Miss 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	17
Best Value Athletic Training Schools	41
Most Popular Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	50
Most Popular Athletic Training Trade Schools	54
Most Focused Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	112
Most Focused Athletic Training Trade Schools	125
	144
Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	163
	171
Best Athletic Training Trade Schools	186

Athletic Trainer Student Demographics at Southern Miss

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

Southern Miss Athletic Training Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in athletic trainer from Southern Miss. About 33% were men and 67% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 35% 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 University of Southern Mississippi with a bachelor's in athletic trainer.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Southern Miss 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 MS, the home state for University of Southern Mississippi.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Athletic Trainers	220	$49,650

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 Dudemanfellabra under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.