Athletic Training is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #187 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Athletic Training Schools in New Jersey ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 76 degrees in athletic training to qualified students.
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. We derive our Best Overall Athletic Training School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Athletic Training Schools in New Jersey list to help you make the college decision.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the athletic trainer degree levels they offer.
It's difficult to beat Seton Hall University if you wish to pursue a degree in athletic training. Seton Hall is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of South Orange. A Best Colleges rank of #283 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Seton Hall is a great university overall.
There were approximately 15 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at Seton Hall in the most recent year we have data available.
Rowan University is a great option for students interested in a degree in athletic training. Located in the suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 13th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were approximately 17 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at Rowan in the most recent data year.
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Kean University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in athletic training. Located in the suburb of Union, Kean is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 21st out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were approximately 13 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at Kean in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
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. We derive our Best Overall Athletic Training School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
