2024 Best Athletic Training Schools in Connecticut

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Connecticut to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of athletic training. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 34 degrees in athletic training during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Athletic Training School

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Best Schools for Athletic Training in Connecticut

The schools below may not offer all types of athletic trainer degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Connecticut Schools in Athletic Trainer

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Quinnipiac University
Hamden, CT

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

2nd Most Popular In CT

12.0% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in athletic training has to check out Quinnipiac University. Quinnipiac is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Hamden. A Best Colleges rank of #488 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Quinnipiac is a great university overall.

There were roughly 25 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at Quinnipiac in the most recent data year.

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2

University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

4th Most Popular In CT

University of Connecticut is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in athletic training. UCONN is a very large public university located in the suburb of Storrs. A Best Colleges rank of #86 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UCONN is a great university overall.

There were about 2 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent data year.

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Sacred Heart University
Fairfield, CT

Sacred Heart University is a good decision for students interested in a degree in athletic training. Located in the large suburb of Fairfield, Sacred Heart is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 9th out of 28 schools for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.More information about a degree in athletic training from Sacred Heart University

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Southern Connecticut State University
New Haven, CT

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

5th Most Popular In CT

50.0% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in athletic training needs to look into Southern Connecticut State University. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, SCSU is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 12th out of 28 colleges for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.

There were roughly 6 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at SCSU in the most recent data year.

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Central Connecticut State University
New Britain, CT

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

3rd Most Popular In CT

Central Connecticut State University is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in athletic training. CCSU is a medium-sized public university located in the suburb of New Britain. This university ranks 7th out of 28 schools for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.

There were approximately 1 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at CCSU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in athletic training from Central Connecticut State University

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

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