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 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Athletic Training Schools in Minnesota ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 76 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 picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Athletic Training Schools in Minnesota ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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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.
Winona State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in athletic training. Winona State is a medium-sized public university located in the distant town of Winona. A Best Colleges rank of #330 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Winona State is a great university overall.
There were about 7 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at Winona State in the most recent data year.
It's difficult to beat Minnesota State University - Mankato if you wish to pursue a degree in athletic training. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 11th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were roughly 18 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at Minnesota State Mankato in the most recent year we have data available.
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It's hard to beat The College of Saint Scholastica if you wish to pursue a degree in athletic training. Located in the small city of Duluth, St. Scholastica is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 16th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were about 7 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at St. Scholastica in the most recent year we have data available.
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.
