Athletic Training at Western Michigan 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 Western Michigan University stacks up to those at other schools.

WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and approximately 19,887 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.

WMU Athletic Training Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Athletic Trainer

WMU Athletic Training Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the athletic trainer progam at WMU 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 WMU 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	19
Best Value Athletic Training Schools	43
Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	60
	61
Most Popular Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	76
Most Popular Athletic Training Trade Schools	81
Most Focused Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	159
Most Focused Athletic Training Trade Schools	177

Athletic Trainer Student Demographics at WMU

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

WMU Athletic Training Bachelor’s Program

Of the 9 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in athletic trainer from WMU in 2021, 44% were men and 56% were women. The typical athletic trainer bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at WMU since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in athletic trainer at WMU 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 Western Michigan University with a bachelor's in athletic trainer.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

WMU also has a doctoral program available in athletic trainer. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Physician Assistant

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 MI, the home state for Western Michigan University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Athletic Trainers	1,010	$51,230

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 TheKuLeR under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.