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2024 Best Athletic Training Schools in Michigan

8 Colleges in Michigan
135 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 Michigan to determine which ones were the best for athletic training students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 135 degrees in athletic training to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Athletic Training School

Best Athletic Training Schools in Michigan The athletic trainer program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Athletic Training rankings. 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.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Athletic Training Rankings by Degree Level

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

The athletic trainer school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Athletic Training Schools in Michigan. 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 Michigan

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.

10 Top Michigan Schools in Athletic Trainer

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In MI

Grand Valley State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in athletic training. GVSU is a very large public university located in the suburb of Allendale. This university ranks 9th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were approximately 9 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at GVSU in the most recent data year.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In MI
64.3% Growth in Graduates

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in athletic training. U-M is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor. A Best Colleges rank of #29 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.

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

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3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In MI

Any student pursuing a degree in athletic training has to look into Wayne State University. Wayne State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Detroit. A Best Colleges rank of #381 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Wayne State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 3 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at Wayne State in the most recent data year.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI
47.8% Growth in Graduates

Western Michigan University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in athletic training. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #335 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means WMU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 23 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at WMU in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MI
70.6% Growth in Graduates

Eastern Michigan is a large public university located in the suburb of Ypsilanti. This university ranks 20th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were approximately 17 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at Eastern Michigan in the most recent data year.

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6
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Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MI

Central Michigan is a large public university located in the town of Mount Pleasant. This university ranks 10th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were roughly 21 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at Central Michigan in the most recent data year.

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6
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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In MI

Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #74 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.

There were about 16 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent data year.

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7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In MI
50.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the town of Marquette, Northern Michigan University is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 34th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were approximately 4 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at Northern Michigan University in the most recent year we have data available.

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8
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In MI
25.0% Growth in Graduates

Concordia University, Ann Arbor is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Ann Arbor. This university ranks 57th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were about 8 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at Concordia University, Ann Arbor in the most recent year we have data available.

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Hope College
Holland, MI
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In MI

Located in the city of Holland, Hope is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #398 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Hope is a great college overall.

There were approximately 3 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at Hope in the most recent data year.

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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
Illinois 870 75
Indiana 737 89
Wisconsin 672 80

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Physician Assistant 259
Surgical Technology 236
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 232
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician 209
Radiologic Technology 196
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy 182
Respiratory Care Therapy 175
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist 45
Electrocardiograph Technology/Technician 32
Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/Technologist 25

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