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Athletic Training M.S.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Students will be able to understand and incorporate evidence-based practice into clinical decisions.

2. Students will be able to develop and implement strategies to prevent injury and optimize patients’ overall health and quality of life.

3. Students will be able to demonstrate the clinical skills and knowledge to evaluate and diagnose emergency and ambulatory acute and chronic injuries and illnesses; including the ability to identify the need for referral to appropriate health care providers.

4. Students will be able to design and implement appropriate therapeutic interventions for injuries and illnesses, including, but not limited to therapeutic exercise and modalities,manual therapy techniques, psychosocial intervention and referral, and education regarding use of pharmaceuticals. 5. Students will be able to integrate best practice in health care administration policy and procedures.

6. Students will be able to uphold the NATA Code of Ethics and practice within state and national regulations and guidelines for athletic trainers.

7. Students will be able to challenge and pass the Board of Certification exam on the first attempt.

8. Students will be advocates for the profession of athletic training through providing quality health care services to their patients, educating the public and other health care professionals about athletic training, and practice within state and national regulations and guidelines for athletic trainers.

SUCCESS RATES

95.7%

3-year graduation rate

1.82

Avg. years to degree

MEDIAN EARNINGS

$120,704

10 years after graduation

$111,101

5 years after graduation

$99,141

1 year after graduation

PLACEMENT2 years after graduation

N/A

Working in New York

13.6%

Continuing Education

Notes

Graduation rates: the percent of students entering the master’s program any time during the academic year and graduating by May 31 three years later. Methodology is parallel to AAU Data Exchange doctoral completion rates and means that spring entrants have less time to complete. Average of three most recent reporting years (2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24) Years to degree: the average number of years it takes a student to complete the selected program. Average of the three most recent completion years (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23). No Asterisk-Earnings: the median annual earnings of graduates in the selected program at the master’s degree level based on the 2-digit CIP code at 1, 5 and 10 years after graduation. U.S. Census, Postsecondary Enrollment Outcomes Explorer. Degree completers from 2001-2018 in 2020 dollars. Asterisk- Earnings: the median annual earnings of graduates in the selected program at the master’s degree level at 1, 5 and 10 years after graduation. SUNY Graduates Post Completions Interactive Dashboard. Degree completers from 2005-2019 in 2020 dollars. Working in NY State: the percent of graduates working in New York State two years after graduation. SUNY Wages Dashboard, includes graduates from 2015-18. Most recent available data from SUNY as of January 31, 2024