2025 Best Athletic Training Schools in Ohio
5
Colleges in Ohio
179
Athletic Trainer Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in
athletic training, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #187 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Ohio 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 179 degrees in athletic training annually.
What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings
Choosing a Great Athletic Training School
Your choice of athletic training school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for athletic training schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Pick Your Athletic Training Degree Level
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 Ohio ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Best Schools for Athletic Training in Ohio
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the athletic trainer degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Ohio Schools in Athletic Trainer
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In OH
It is difficult to beat Ohio State University - Main Campus if you want to pursue a degree in athletic training. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #70 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Ohio State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 26 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in athletic training from Ohio State University - Main Campus
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In OH
Any student who is interested in athletic training has to take a look at Ohio University - Athens Campus. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #184 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means OHIO Athens is a great university overall.
There were approximately 30 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at OHIO Athens in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in athletic training from Ohio University - Athens Campus
Bachelors
Degree Type
BS in Health Sciences
Program Name
Take your associate degree in an allied health field to the next level with this specialized transfer friendly online bachelor of science from Southern New Hampshire University.
More information about a degree in BS in Health Sciences from Southern New Hampshire University
It's hard to beat Xavier University if you wish to pursue a degree in athletic training. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, Xavier is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 10th out of 91 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were about 14 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at Xavier in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in athletic training from Xavier University
Youngstown State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in athletic training. Youngstown State University is a large public university located in the small city of Youngstown. This university ranks 39th out of 91 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were roughly 5 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at Youngstown State University in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in athletic training from Youngstown State University
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
9th
Most Popular In OH
Capital is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Columbus. This university ranks 50th out of 91 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were roughly 4 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at Capital in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in athletic training from Capital University
