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2025 Best Athletic Training Schools in Florida

6 Colleges in Florida
199 Athletic Trainer Degrees Awarded
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 6 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Athletic Training Schools in Florida ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 199 degrees in athletic training to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Athletic Training School

Best Athletic Training Schools in Florida Your choice of athletic training school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.

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

Bachelor's Degrees in Athletic Trainer
Master's Degrees in Athletic Trainer
Doctor's Degrees in Athletic Trainer

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 Florida list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Athletic Training in Florida

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.

Top Florida Schools in Athletic Trainer

1
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University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In FL

Every student pursuing a degree in athletic training has to check out University of Miami. Located in the 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 schools nationwide means U Miami is a great university overall.

There were approximately 8 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at U Miami in the most recent data year.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In FL

It is hard to beat Barry University if you want to pursue a degree in athletic training. Located in the 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 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were about 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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Bachelors Degree Type
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3
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Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In FL
70 Athletic Trainer Degrees Awarded

Florida State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in athletic training. Florida State is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee. A Best Colleges rank of #117 out of 2,152 schools 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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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In FL
33 Athletic Trainer Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat University of South Florida - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a degree in athletic training. Located in the large city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #198 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means USF Tampa is a great university overall.

There were about 33 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at USF Tampa in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In FL

Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 70 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were about 13 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at UCF in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in athletic training from University of Central Florida

6
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In FL
10.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the suburb of Miami, FIU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 13th out of 70 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were roughly 20 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at FIU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in athletic training from Florida International University

Best Athletic Training Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Athletic Training Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 710 103
Georgia 690 57
Virginia 630 105
Tennessee 624 37
South Carolina 530 65
Kentucky 518 58
Mississippi 501 32
Alabama 500 44
Louisiana 489 20
Arkansas 466 32
West Virginia 410 37

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Athletic Training is one of 23 different types of Allied Health Professions programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 4,615
Radiologic Technology 1,115
Physician Assistant 719
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician 641
Surgical Technology 621
Respiratory Care Therapy 369
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy 132
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist 88
Electrocardiograph Technology/Technician 67
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist 36

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