Athletic Training at University of Georgia

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

UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and has a total student population of 39,147. In 2021, 26 athletic trainer majors received their bachelor's degree from UGA.

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.

UGA Athletic Training Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Athletic Trainer

UGA Athletic Training Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks athletic trainer programs across the country. The following shows how UGA 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 UGA 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 Popular Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools	9
Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools	41
Best Athletic Training Schools	75
	139
Best Value Athletic Training Schools	199

Athletic Trainer Student Demographics at UGA

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

UGA Athletic Training Bachelor’s Program

Of the 26 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Athletic Training from UGA in 2020-2021, 27% were men and 73% were women.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in athletic trainer at UGA 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 University of Georgia with a bachelor's in athletic trainer.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UGA 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 GA, the home state for University of Georgia.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Athletic Trainers	850	$48,870

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 Pruddle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.