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2025 Best Athletic Training Schools in Nebraska

3 Colleges in Nebraska
53 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 reviewed 3 schools in Nebraska to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of athletic training. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 53 degrees in athletic training annually.

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Choosing a Great Athletic Training School

Best Athletic Training Schools in Nebraska 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

Associate Degrees in Athletic Trainer
Bachelor's Degrees in Athletic Trainer
Master'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 Nebraska list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Athletic Training in Nebraska

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 Nebraska Schools in Athletic Trainer

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NE
30.8% Growth in Graduates

Nebraska Wesleyan University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in athletic training. NWU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Lincoln. This university ranks 13th out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.

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

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Midland University
Fremont, NE
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NE
27.3% Growth in Graduates

Midland University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in athletic training. Located in the distant town of Fremont, Midland U is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 14th out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.

There were roughly 11 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at Midland U in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NE

University of Nebraska at Omaha is a great option for students interested in a degree in athletic training. UNOMAHA is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Omaha. A Best Colleges rank of #776 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UNOMAHA is a great university overall.

There were roughly 14 athletic training students who graduated with this degree at UNOMAHA 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
Missouri 693 213
Iowa 648 79
Kansas 599 62
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
Physician Assistant 155
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy 117
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 107
Radiologic Technology 69
Respiratory Care Therapy 53
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician 52
Surgical Technology 47
Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions 46
Perfusion Technology/Perfusionist 18
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist 9

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