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.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Iowa to determine which ones were the best for athletic training students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 79 degrees in athletic training during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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.
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 Iowa ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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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.
University of Northern Iowa is a good decision for students interested in a degree in athletic training. Located in the city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #199 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UNI is a great university overall.
There were about 16 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at UNI in the most recent year we have data available.
Luther College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in athletic training. Luther is a small private not-for-profit college located in the remote town of Decorah. A Best Colleges rank of #372 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Luther is a great college overall.
There were approximately 1 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at Luther in the most recent data year.
Northwestern College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in athletic training. Located in the distant town of Orange City, NWC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #493 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NWC is a great college overall.
There were roughly 5 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at NWC in the most recent year we have data available.
Iowa State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in athletic training. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #75 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Iowa State is a great university overall.
There were about 13 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at Iowa State in the most recent year we have data available.
Clarke University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in athletic training. Clarke is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Dubuque. This university ranks 24th out of 40 schools for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were roughly 8 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at Clarke in the most recent data year.
Located in the midsize city of Cedar Rapids, Coe is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 22nd out of 40 colleges for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were approximately 6 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at Coe in the most recent year we have data available.
Grand View University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Des Moines. This university ranks 26th out of 40 colleges for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were approximately 3 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at Grand View University in the most recent data year.
Located in the rural area of Fayette, UIU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 17th out of 40 schools for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were approximately 2 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at UIU in the most recent data year.
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).
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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.
