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2025 Best Athletic Training Schools in Missouri

3 Colleges in Missouri
173 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.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Athletic Training Schools in Missouri ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 173 degrees in athletic training annually.

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Choosing a Great Athletic Training School

Best Athletic Training Schools in Missouri 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.

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Associate Degrees in Athletic Trainer
Bachelor's Degrees in Athletic Trainer
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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 Missouri list, to help you choose the best school for you. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Athletic Training in Missouri

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.

Top Missouri Schools in Athletic Trainer

1
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Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, MO
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In MO

It's difficult to beat Saint Louis University if you want to pursue a degree in athletic training. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.

There were about 7 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at SLU in the most recent data year.

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2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MO

Every student who is interested in athletic training has to take a look at Missouri State University - Springfield. Missouri State is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Springfield.

There were about 24 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at Missouri State in the most recent year we have data available.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MO

It's difficult to beat WellSpring School of Allied Health - Kansas City if you wish to pursue a degree in athletic training. WellSpring - Kansas City is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Kansas City.

There were about 20 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at WellSpring - Kansas City in the most recent data year.

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Best Athletic Training Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Athletic Training Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 742 77
Iowa 648 79
Kansas 599 62
Nebraska 500 47
North Dakota 416 44
South Dakota 381 15

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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) 278
Physician Assistant 263
Radiologic Technology 139
Surgical Technology 117
Respiratory Care Therapy 100
Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions 90
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy 83
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician 50
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist 6
Hearing Instrument Specialist 6

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