2026 Best Athletic Training Schools in Massachusetts
Athletic Training is a field worth a close look when choosing where to study. While the number of schools offering the program varies, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 9 schools to find the best for athletic training students.
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Best Schools for Athletic Training in Massachusetts
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the athletic training degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Athletic Training
Our analysis ranked Endicott College the best school in the country for a degree in athletic training. Set in the suburb of Beverly, Endicott College is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit institution. The six-year graduation rate is 75%. There were roughly 10 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at Endicott College in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, athletic training degree recipients from Endicott College generally make around $55,361. Typical student debt for the program is $27,000.
Read more about the athletic training program at Endicott College
A rank of #2 makes Merrimack College one of the top schools for athletic training. Merrimack College is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of North Andover. Merrimack College graduates 70% of students within six years. Merrimack College awarded about 28 athletic training degrees in the most recent data year. Athletic Training graduates of Merrimack College earn a median of $41,411 early in their careers. Merrimack College graduates carry a median of $26,913 in student loans.
See the full athletic training program report for Merrimack College
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 9 schools evaluated.
- 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 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.
