2024 Best Athletic Training Bachelor's Degree Schools in Tennessee

Athletic Training is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #150 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Athletic Training Bachelor's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 15 bachelor's degrees in athletic training during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on athletic training students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of athletic training students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized athletic training related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

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

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Athletic Training in Tennessee

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

Top Tennessee Schools for a Bachelor's in Athletic Trainer

1

Union University
Jackson, TN

7 Annual Graduates

Union University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in athletic training. Union is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Jackson.More information about a bachelor’s in athletic training from Union University

2

Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN

6 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in athletic training has to check out Middle Tennessee State University. Middle Tennessee State University is a fairly large public university located in the city of Murfreesboro.More information about a bachelor’s in athletic training from Middle Tennessee State University

Best Athletic Training Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	492	126
North Carolina	453	77
Georgia	453	35
Virginia	421	45
South Carolina	370	26
Kentucky	331	25
Alabama	320	39
Louisiana	306	20
Arkansas	294	4
Mississippi	275	12
West Virginia	223	23

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Athletic Training Related Rankings by Major

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

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Radiologic Technology	98
Respiratory Care Therapy	54
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician	20
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy	6
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist	5
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology	1

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.