2025 Best Athletic Training Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

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 Massachusetts ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 20 bachelor's degrees in athletic training to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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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 complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges 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 Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts

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

Top Massachusetts Schools for a Bachelor's in Athletic Trainer

1

Springfield College
Springfield, MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Springfield College is a good option for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in athletic training. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Springfield College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in athletic training from Springfield College

2

Westfield State University
Westfield, MA

10 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in athletic training has to look into Westfield State University. Westfield is a small public university located in the suburb of Westfield.More information about a bachelor’s in athletic training from Westfield State University

Best Athletic Training Colleges in the New England Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Connecticut	341	131
Vermont	289	19
Maine	281	18
New Hampshire	276	31

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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
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician	49
Physician Assistant	35
Radiologic Technology	30
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy	14
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist	12
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology	8
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	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.