Athletic Training at Marshall University

What traits are you looking for in a athletic trainer school? To help you decide if Marshall University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's athletic trainer program.

Marshall University is located in Huntington, West Virginia and approximately 11,958 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students received a bachelor's degree in athletic trainer from Marshall University.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Athletic Training section at the bottom of this page.

Marshall University Athletic Training Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Athletic Trainer
• Master’s Degree in Athletic Trainer

Marshall University Athletic Training Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the athletic trainer progam at Marshall University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The athletic trainer major at Marshall University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Athletic Training. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools	72
Best Value Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools	94
Best Value Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools	124
	128
Most Focused Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools	189
Best Value Athletic Training Schools	245
Best Athletic Training Schools	292

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in athletic trainer from Marshall University. This makes it the #50 most popular school for athletic trainer master’s degree candidates in the country.

Athletic Trainer Student Demographics at Marshall University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the athletic trainer majors at Marshall University.

Marshall University Athletic Training Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 athletic trainer majors earned their bachelor's degree from Marshall University. Of these graduates, 67% were men and 33% were women. The typical athletic trainer bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at Marshall University since its program graduates 28% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in athletic trainer at Marshall University are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its athletic trainer bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Marshall University with a bachelor's in athletic trainer.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Marshall University Athletic Training Master’s Program

Of the 9 students who graduated with a master’s in athletic trainer from Marshall University in 2021, 33% were men and 67% were women.

Of the students who received a athletic trainer master's degree from Marshall University, 89% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Marshall University with a master's in athletic trainer.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Marshall University also has a doctoral program available in athletic trainer. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Respiratory Care Therapy
• Radiologic Technology

Careers That Athletic Trainer Grads May Go Into

A degree in athletic trainer can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WV, the home state for Marshall University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Athletic Trainers	190	$45,170

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.