2024 Best Athletic Training Schools in Mississippi

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.

There was only one school in Mississippi to review for the 2024 Best Athletic Training Schools in Mississippi ranking.

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Athletic Training Rankings by Degree Level

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 Mississippi 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 Mississippi

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 Mississippi Schools in Athletic Trainer

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East Mississippi Community College
Scooba, MS

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in athletic training has to look into East Mississippi Community College. Located in the remote area of Scooba, EMCC is a public college with a small student population.More information about a degree in athletic training from East Mississippi Community College

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University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Southern Mississippi is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in athletic training. Located in the city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public university with a large student population.More information about a degree in athletic training from University of Southern Mississippi

Best Athletic Training Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Athletic Training Colleges 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
Kentucky	518	58
Alabama	500	44
Louisiana	489	20
Arkansas	466	32
West Virginia	410	37

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Athletic Training Related Rankings by Major

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
Radiologic Technology	158
Surgical Technology	137
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	115
Respiratory Care Therapy	94
Physician Assistant	31
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician	12
Polysomnography	9
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist	7
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist	5
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology	5

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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.