Athletic Training at Marshall University

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

Marshall University is located in Huntington, West Virginia and approximately 11,958 students attend the school each year.

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 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.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of athletic trainer bachelor's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. The typical athletic trainer bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at Marshall University since its program graduates 19% more men than average.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in athletic trainer at Marshall University 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 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	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Marshall University Athletic Training Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of athletic trainer master's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

Of the students who received a athletic trainer master's degree from Marshall University, 80% 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	1

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.