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.
College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Athletic Training Schools in Virginia ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 91 degrees in athletic training to qualified students.
Your choice of athletic training school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
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.
The athletic trainer school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Athletic Training Schools in Virginia.
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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.
University of Virginia - Main Campus is a good option for students pursuing a degree in athletic training. University of Virginia is a fairly large public university located in the midsize suburb of Charlottesville. A Best Colleges rank of #35 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means University of Virginia is a great university overall.
There were roughly 20 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent data year.
It is hard to beat James Madison University if you want to pursue a degree in athletic training. Located in the city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were about 7 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at JMU in the most recent data year.
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It's difficult to beat Shenandoah University if you wish to pursue a degree in athletic training. Located in the city of Winchester, Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 13th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were about 16 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at Shenandoah in the most recent data year.
Any student who is interested in athletic training needs to take a look at George Mason University. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #92 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means GMU is a great university overall.
There were about 6 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at GMU 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).
Your choice of athletic training school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
