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2024 Best Athletic Training Schools in Indiana

8 Colleges in Indiana
89 Athletic Trainer Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in athletic training, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #187 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in Indiana to determine which ones were the best for athletic training students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 89 degrees in athletic training during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Athletic Training School

Best Athletic Training Schools in Indiana Your choice of athletic training school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for athletic training schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

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.

Pick Your Athletic Training Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Athletic Trainer
Master's Degrees in Athletic Trainer
Doctor'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 Indiana list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Athletic Training in Indiana

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the athletic trainer degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Indiana Schools in Athletic Trainer

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Manchester University
North Manchester, IN
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In IN
57.1% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in athletic training needs to take a look at Manchester University. Located in the distant town of North Manchester, Manchester University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 22nd out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were roughly 14 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at Manchester University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in athletic training from Manchester University

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Indiana University - Bloomington is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in athletic training. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #55 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means IU Bloomington is a great university overall.More information about a degree in athletic training from Indiana University - Bloomington

3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In IN

It is difficult to beat Ball State University if you wish to pursue a degree in athletic training. Ball State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Muncie. A Best Colleges rank of #205 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Ball State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 5 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at Ball State in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IN
20.0% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Evansville if you wish to pursue a degree in athletic training. UE is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Evansville. This university ranks 15th out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were approximately 20 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at UE in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in athletic training from University of Evansville

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Indiana State University
Terre Haute, IN
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IN

Every student pursuing a degree in athletic training needs to take a look at Indiana State University. Located in the small city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 23rd out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were roughly 22 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at Indiana State in the most recent data year.

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University of Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In IN

Located in the large city of Indianapolis, UIndy is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 18th out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

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

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In IN

IWU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Marion. A Best Colleges rank of #504 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means IWU is a great university overall.

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

More information about a degree in athletic training from Indiana Wesleyan University

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IWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Marion. A Best Colleges rank of #291 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means IWU is a great university overall.More information about a degree in athletic training from Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In IN

Located in the city of Anderson, Anderson University Indiana is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 38th out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were about 3 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at Anderson University Indiana in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in athletic training from Anderson University Indiana

Best Athletic Training Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 939 227
Michigan 915 135
Illinois 870 75
Wisconsin 672 80

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Radiologic Technology 323
Physician Assistant 273
Respiratory Care Therapy 179
Surgical Technology 143
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 130
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy 75
Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions 41
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician 36
Electrocardiograph Technology/Technician 30
Radiation Protection/Health Physics Technician 15

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