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2024 Best Athletic Training Schools in the Southeast Region

55 Colleges in the Southeast Region
796 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.

College Factual reviewed 55 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of athletic training. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 796 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 the Southeast Region 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.

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

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

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 Southeast Region Schools in Athletic Trainer

1
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Shenandoah University
Winchester, VA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In VA

It is difficult to beat Shenandoah University if you want to pursue a degree in athletic training. Located in the small city of Winchester, Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 9th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.

There were about 11 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at Shenandoah in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In KY

Every student who is interested in athletic training needs to check out University of Kentucky. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #230 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UK is a great university overall.

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

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3
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James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In VA

It's difficult to beat James Madison University if you wish to pursue a degree in athletic training. Located in the city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #169 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means JMU is a great university overall.

There were about 13 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at JMU in the most recent data year.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In GA

It's difficult to beat Mercer University if you wish to pursue a degree in athletic training. Mercer is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Macon. This university ranks 4th out of 68 schools for overall quality in the state of Georgia.

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

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In GA

UGA is a very large public university located in the city of Athens. A Best Colleges rank of #72 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.

There were about 26 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
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Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In FL
64 Athletic Trainer Degrees Awarded

Florida State is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee. A Best Colleges rank of #121 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Florida State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 64 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at Florida State in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In SC
40 Athletic Trainer Degrees Awarded

Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, UofSC is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #152 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UofSC is a great university overall.

There were roughly 40 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at UofSC in the most recent year we have data available.

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7
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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In FL
11.1% Growth in Graduates

UF is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville. A Best Colleges rank of #58 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UF is a great university overall.

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

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8
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In VA

Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #33 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means University of Virginia is a great university overall.

There were approximately 9 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent year we have data available.

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9
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University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In FL

U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Coral Gables. A Best Colleges rank of #91 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means U Miami is a great university overall.

There were about 12 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at U Miami in the most recent data year.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Athletic Training Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
10 Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC
11 Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY
12 High Point University High Point, NC
13 Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA
13 Radford University Radford, VA
14 Samford University Birmingham, AL

Best Athletic Training Colleges by State

Explore the best athletic training colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 202
North Carolina 710 103
Georgia 690 57
Virginia 630 105
Tennessee 624 37
South Carolina 530 65
Kentucky 518 58
Mississippi 501 32
Alabama 500 44
Louisiana 489 20
Arkansas 466 32
West Virginia 410 37

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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) 10,556
Physician Assistant 3,149
Surgical Technology 2,843
Radiologic Technology 2,773
Respiratory Care Therapy 1,789
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy 1,461
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician 1,151
Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions 1,089
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist 323
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist 205

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