2025 Best Athletic Training Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey

a bachelor's degree in athletic training is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #150 out of 1232 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Athletic Training Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 35 bachelor's degrees in athletic training during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to athletic training students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other athletic training students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized athletic training related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for athletic training students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Athletic Training Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Athletic Training Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Athletic Training in New Jersey

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in athletic training.

Top New Jersey Schools for a Bachelor's in Athletic Trainer

1

Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

20 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in athletic training has to check out Rowan University. Rowan is a large public university located in the suburb of Glassboro.More information about a bachelor’s in athletic training from Rowan University

2

Kean University
Union, NJ

12 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Kean University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in athletic training. Kean is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Union.More information about a bachelor’s in athletic training from Kean University

Best Athletic Training Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Athletic Training Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	707	97
Pennsylvania	698	146
Maryland	370	23
District of Columbia	226	0
Delaware	224	17

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Rankings in Majors Related to Athletic Trainer

Athletic Training is one of 23 different types of Allied Health Professions programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Athletic Trainer

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	55
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician	14
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist	8
Radiologic Technology	2

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.