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2024 Best Athletic Training Schools in the Far Western US Region

24 Colleges in the Far Western US Region
338 Athletic Trainer Degrees Awarded
Athletic Training is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #187 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 24 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Athletic Training Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 338 degrees in athletic training to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Athletic Training School

Best Athletic Training Schools in the Far Western US Region Your choice of athletic training school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Athletic Training School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

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Associate Degrees in Athletic Trainer
Bachelor's Degrees in Athletic Trainer
Master's Degrees in Athletic Trainer

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Athletic Training Schools in the Far Western US Region list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Athletic Training in the Far Western US Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the athletic trainer degree levels they offer.

10 Top Far Western US Region Schools in Athletic Trainer

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NV
12.5% Growth in Graduates

University of Nevada - Las Vegas is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in athletic training. Located in the city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #149 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UNLV is a great university overall.

There were approximately 16 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at UNLV in the most recent year we have data available.

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Pacific University
Forest Grove, OR
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In OR

Pacific University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in athletic training. Pacific is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Forest Grove. A Best Colleges rank of #194 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Pacific is a great university overall.

There were about 15 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at Pacific in the most recent data year.

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3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In CA
30.0% Growth in Graduates

University of the Pacific is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in athletic training. Located in the city of Stockton, Pacific is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #250 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Pacific is a great university overall.

There were approximately 10 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at Pacific in the most recent data year.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CA
35 Athletic Trainer Degrees Awarded

San Diego State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in athletic training. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #141 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means SDSU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 35 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at SDSU in the most recent data year.

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5

CSUN is a fairly large public university located in the city of Northridge. A Best Colleges rank of #299 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means CSUN is a great university overall.More information about a degree in athletic training from California State University - Northridge

5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OR
40 Athletic Trainer Degrees Awarded

Located in the large city of Portland, Western States Chiropractic College is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

There were about 40 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at Western States Chiropractic College in the most recent data year.

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6
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
15th Most Popular In CA

Located in the city of Santa Rosa, SRJC is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #364 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means SRJC is a great college overall.

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

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7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In CA

Located in the city of San Diego, PLNU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 69th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were approximately 8 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at PLNU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in athletic training from Point Loma Nazarene University

8
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In CA

Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #186 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means CSULB is a great university overall.

There were roughly 13 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at CSULB in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in athletic training from California State University - Long Beach

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WA
12.5% Growth in Graduates

Wazzu is a very large public university located in the distant town of Pullman. A Best Colleges rank of #175 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Wazzu is a great university overall.

There were roughly 24 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at Wazzu in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in athletic training from Washington State University

Best Athletic Training Colleges by State

Explore the best athletic training schools for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
California 999 136
Washington 831 36
Oregon 587 89
Nevada 354 16
Hawaii 267 8

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Athletic Training is one of 23 different types of Allied Health Professions programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 4,378
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician 1,351
Respiratory Care Therapy 1,218
Radiologic Technology 1,095
Physician Assistant 936
Surgical Technology 625
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist 414
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy 300
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology 248
Electrocardiograph Technology/Technician 114

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