2025 Best Athletic Training Schools in the Southeast Region
30
Colleges in the Southeast Region
703
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.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 30 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Athletic Training Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 703 degrees in athletic training to qualified students.
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 the Southeast Region 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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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.
Best Schools for Athletic Training in the Southeast 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.
10 Top Southeast Region Schools in Athletic Trainer
University of Virginia - Main Campus is a great decision for students interested in a degree in athletic training. University of Virginia is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Charlottesville. A Best Colleges rank of #35 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means University of Virginia is a great university overall.
There were about 20 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent year we have data available.
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Any student pursuing a degree in athletic training needs to look into University of Kentucky. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #220 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UK is a great university overall.
There were approximately 11 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at UK in the most recent data year.
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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.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In VA
It's difficult to beat James Madison University if you want to pursue a degree in athletic training. Located in the small city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #141 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means JMU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 7 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at JMU in the most recent data year.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In SC
44
Athletic Trainer Degrees Awarded
Every student who is interested in athletic training needs to check out University of South Carolina - Columbia. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, UofSC is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #99 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UofSC is a great university overall.
There were about 44 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at UofSC in the most recent data year.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
6th
Most Popular In FL
Located in the large suburb of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #175 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means U Miami is a great university overall.
There were roughly 8 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at U Miami in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
9th
Most Popular In FL
Located in the large suburb of Miami, Barry University is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 40th out of 70 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were approximately 7 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at Barry University in the most recent year we have data available.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In GA
Mercer is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Macon. This university ranks 19th out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were approximately 3 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at Mercer in the most recent year we have data available.
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UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public university located in the city of Charlotte. This university ranks 10th out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were roughly 14 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at UNC Charlotte in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the small city of Winchester, Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 13th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were roughly 16 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at Shenandoah in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In FL
70
Athletic Trainer Degrees Awarded
Florida State is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Tallahassee. A Best Colleges rank of #117 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Florida State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 70 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at Florida State in the most recent year we have data available.
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