Athletic Training at Northern Illinois University

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

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

Master’s Degree in Athletic Trainer

NIU Athletic Training Rankings

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 Master’s Program

29% Women

43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of athletic trainer master's degrees went to men and 29% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in athletic trainer each year. NIU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 35% more men than average.

In the athletic trainer master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northern Illinois University with a master's in athletic trainer.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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
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