2025 Best Athletic Training Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska

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.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Athletic Training Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 32 bachelor's degrees in athletic training to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on athletic training students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of athletic training students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Athletic Training Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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

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

Top Nebraska Schools for a Bachelor's in Athletic Trainer

1

Midland University
Fremont, NE

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in athletic training needs to take a look at Midland University. Midland U is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Fremont.More information about a bachelor’s in athletic training from Midland University

2

Nebraska Wesleyan University
Lincoln, NE

13 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Nebraska Wesleyan University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in athletic training. Located in the large city of Lincoln, NWU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in athletic training from Nebraska Wesleyan University

Best Athletic Training Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Athletic Training Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	475	54
Minnesota	446	33
Iowa	403	58
Kansas	352	50
North Dakota	251	33
South Dakota	237	1

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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.

Most Popular Majors Related to Athletic Trainer

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Radiologic Technology	57
Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	49
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy	29
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	19
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician	19
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist	9
Respiratory Care Therapy	6
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology	1

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.