2024 Best Athletic Training Master's Degree Schools in West Virginia

Athletic Training is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #113 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Athletic Training Master's Degree Schools in West Virginia ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 14 master's degrees in athletic training during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to athletic training students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of athletic training students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized athletic training related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for athletic training students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Athletic Training Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Athletic Training Master's Degree Schools in West Virginia ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Athletic Training in West Virginia

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in athletic training.

Top West Virginia Schools for a Master's in Athletic Trainer

1

West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV

West Virginia University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in athletic training. WVU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Morgantown.More information about a master’s in athletic training from West Virginia University

2

Marshall University
Huntington, WV

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

9 Annual Graduates

Marshall University is a great option for students pursuing a master's degree in athletic training. Marshall University is a large public university located in the small city of Huntington.More information about a master’s in athletic training from Marshall University

Best Athletic Training Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Athletic Training Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	422	69
Georgia	370	19
North Carolina	334	26
Virginia	331	60
Tennessee	313	22
Kentucky	268	33
South Carolina	260	39
Alabama	258	5
Louisiana	250	0
Arkansas	187	28

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Rankings in Majors Related to Athletic Trainer

One of 23 majors within the Allied Health Professions area of study, Athletic Training has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Athletic Trainer

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Physician Assistant	81

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.