Health

Tuition Cost

SEMESTER

Resident Tuition + Fees

WRGP Tuition + Fees

Non-Resident Tuition + Fees

Year 1-Summer Semester $3,663.56$5,495.34$8,568.56
Year 1-Fall Semester$4,070.63$6,108$9,5020.63
Year 1- Spring Semester$4,070.63$6,108$9,5020.63
Year 2- Summer Semester $4,070.63$6,108$9,5020.63
Year 2- Fall Semester$3,663.56$5,495.34$8,568.56
Year 2- Spring Semester$4,884.75$7,327.12$11, 424.75
Total Tuition & Fees (Total Program-6 semesters) $24,429.76 $36,641.81$57,123.76

Non-Resident Academic Western Region Graduate Program Waiver (WRGP)

The WRGP is an exchange program for graduate students. It allows students to pay 150% of resident tuition for their specific graduate program. Students are automatically considered for enrollment for the WRGP Waiver upon full acceptance into a qualified UT graduate program (MAT Program is a qualifying program).

REQUIREMENTS FOR WRGP:

  • Be admitted to MAT Graduate Program.
  • Be a legal resident of a participating state: Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington, Wyoming, Guam, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of Palau & the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

 

ADDITIONAL MAT PROGRAM COST

Complio®- Criminal Background Check/Immunization Tracking $58/year
AT-Study Buddy®$159 (6 months access)
AT-U®$169 (2-Year Subscription)
MAT Clothing Starts at $60
ATrack Student Fee$90
CPR Mask, Penlight, Bandage Scissors, Trauma Sheers, Personal AT kit (small)$80-100
NATA membership dues$115
ImmunizationsVaried based on student's medical provider and insurance
Transportation to clinical experienceBased on placement and fuel cost
Immersive Clinical Experience (Non-Local)Varies based on location
TextbooksApproximately $900
BOC Examination fee$365
UT graduation fee$55
MAT Program ID Badge$25
Drug testing$25

Employment of athletic trainers is projected to grow 13 percent from 2023 to 2033, much faster than the average for all occupations.

About 2,700 openings for athletic trainers are projected each year, on average, over the decade. Many of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as to retire.

Sports programs at all ages and for all experience levels will continue to create demand for athletic trainers. With high levels of participation by children and youth in individual and team sports, athletic trainers will be needed to manage emergency and non-emergency situations that arise. The popularity of college sports and continued participation by student athletes will increase demand for these workers to help athletes prevent and recover from injuries and perform at their highest level.

Meanwhile, growing numbers of middle-aged and older adults are remaining physically active. Their continued activity will likely lead to an increase in athletics-related injuries, such as sprains. Athletic trainers will be needed to provide sophisticated treatments in injury prevention and detection.

Insurance and workers’ compensation costs have become a concern for many employers and insurance companies, especially in areas where employees are often injured on the job. For example, military bases hire athletic trainers to help train and rehabilitate injured military personnel. These trainers also create programs aimed at keeping injury rates down. Depending on the state, some insurance companies recognize athletic trainers as healthcare providers and reimburse the cost of an athletic trainer’s services.

The median annual wage for athletic trainers was $60,250 in May 2024. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $45,380, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $84,100.

In May 2024, the median annual wages for athletic trainers in the top industries in which they worked were as follows:

 

Educational services; state, local, and private$62,030
Hospitals; state, local, and private59,890
Fitness and recreational sports centers44,250
Offices of physical, occupational and speech therapists, and audiologists55,440