2025 Best Athletic Training Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
7Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region
157Athletic 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.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 7 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Athletic Training Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 157 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. 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.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Athletic Training in the Rocky Mountains Region
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 Rocky Mountains Region Schools in Athletic Trainer
Idaho State University is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in athletic training. ISU is a large public university located in the city of Pocatello. This university ranks 4th out of 10 colleges for overall quality in the state of Idaho.
There were roughly 3 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at ISU in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Utah is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in athletic training. U of U is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City. A Best Colleges rank of #213 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means U of U is a great university overall.
There were about 15 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at U of U in the most recent year we have data available.
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Boise State University is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in athletic training. Located in the city of Boise, Boise State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 10 schools for overall quality in the state of Idaho.
There were about 16 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at Boise State in the most recent year we have data available.
Weber State University is a great option for students interested in a degree in athletic training. WSU is a very large public university located in the small city of Ogden. A Best Colleges rank of #389 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means WSU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 12 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at WSU in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the small city of Grand Junction, Colorado Mesa is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 26th out of 31 colleges for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were about 4 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at Colorado Mesa in the most recent data year.
BYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Provo. A Best Colleges rank of #257 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means BYU is a great university overall.
There were about 21 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent year we have data available.
U of I is a large public university located in the distant town of Moscow. This university ranks 2nd out of 10 schools for overall quality in the state of Idaho.
There were approximately 35 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at U of I in the most recent data year.
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. 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.
