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2024 Best Athletic Training Schools in Kentucky

5 Colleges in Kentucky
58 Athletic Trainer Degrees Awarded
A degree in athletic training is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #187 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 5 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Athletic Training Schools in Kentucky ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 58 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 Kentucky 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. For our Best Overall Athletic Training School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that 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

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 Kentucky list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Athletic Training in Kentucky

The schools below may not offer all types of athletic trainer degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Kentucky Schools in Athletic Trainer

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

University of Kentucky is a great decision for students interested in a degree in athletic training. UK is a fairly large public university located in the city of Lexington. A Best Colleges rank of #230 out of 2,217 colleges 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 data year.

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Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, KY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In KY

Northern Kentucky University is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in athletic training. NKU is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Highland Heights. A Best Colleges rank of #716 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NKU is a great university overall.

There were about 18 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at NKU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bellarmine University
Louisville, KY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In KY

Every student who is interested in athletic training needs to check out Bellarmine University. Bellarmine U is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Louisville. A Best Colleges rank of #682 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Bellarmine U is a great university overall.

There were approximately 4 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at Bellarmine U in the most recent data year.

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

Eastern Kentucky University is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in athletic training. Eastern is a large public university located in the town of Richmond. This university ranks 10th out of 38 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.

There were roughly 7 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at Eastern in the most recent year we have data available.

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Thomas More University
Crestview Hills, KY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In KY

Thomas More is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Crestview Hills. This university ranks 14th out of 38 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.

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

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Spalding University
Louisville, KY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In KY

Spalding is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Louisville. This university ranks 12th out of 38 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.

There were roughly 4 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at Spalding in the most recent data year.

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Best Athletic Training Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Athletic Training Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that 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
Mississippi 501 32
Alabama 500 44
Louisiana 489 20
Arkansas 466 32
West Virginia 410 37

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

Majors Similar to Athletic Trainer

Related Major Annual Graduates
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 347
Surgical Technology 261
Radiologic Technology 209
Respiratory Care Therapy 173
Physician Assistant 121
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy 79
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician 35

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