A degree in athletic training is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #187 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Athletic Training Schools in Utah ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 57 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. For our Best Overall Athletic Training School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that 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 Utah list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The schools below may not offer all types of athletic trainer degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Every student pursuing a degree in athletic training needs to check out University of Utah. 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 colleges nationwide means U of U is a great university overall.
There were approximately 15 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at U of U in the most recent year we have data available.
It is difficult to beat Weber State University if you want to pursue a degree in athletic training. WSU is a very large public university located in the city of Ogden. This university ranks 4th out of 11 schools for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were about 12 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at WSU in the most recent year we have data available.
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Brigham Young University - Provo is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in athletic training. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Provo. This university ranks 3rd out of 11 schools for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were approximately 21 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at BYU 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. For our Best Overall Athletic Training School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
