Athletic Training at Messiah University

If you plan to study athletic training, take a look at what Messiah University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Messiah is located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania and approximately 3,370 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students received a bachelor's degree in athletic trainer from Messiah.

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.

Messiah Athletic Training Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Athletic Trainer

Messiah Athletic Training Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks athletic trainer programs across the country. The following shows how Messiah performed in these rankings.

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 Messiah 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 Schools	101
Most Popular Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools	109
Most Focused Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools	148
Most Popular Athletic Training Master’s Degree Schools	148
Best Value Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools	156
Best Athletic Training Schools	175
Most Popular Athletic Training Schools	187
Best Value Athletic Training Schools	281
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In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in athletic trainer from Messiah. This is the #148 most popular school for athletic trainer master’s degree candidates in the country.

Athletic Trainer Student Demographics at Messiah

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

Messiah Athletic Training Bachelor’s Program

Of the 7 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in athletic trainer from Messiah in 2021, 14% were men and 86% were women.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in athletic trainer at Messiah are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

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 PA, the home state for Messiah University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Athletic Trainers	1,690	$48,310

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 Badagnani under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.