Athletic Training at Northern Kentucky University

Every athletic training school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the athletic trainer program at Northern Kentucky University stacks up to those at other schools.

NKU is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky and has a total student population of 16,211.

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.

NKU Athletic Training Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Athletic Trainer

NKU Athletic Training Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The athletic trainer major at NKU 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 Trade Schools	28
Best Value Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools	59
Best Value Athletic Training Schools	84
Most Focused Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	88
Most Focused Athletic Training Trade Schools	100
	113
Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	123
Best Athletic Training Trade Schools	136
	138

Athletic Trainer Student Demographics at NKU

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

NKU Athletic Training Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students earned a bachelor's degree in athletic trainer from NKU. About 72% of these graduates were women and the other 28% were men.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in athletic trainer at NKU 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 Northern Kentucky University with a bachelor's in athletic trainer.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

NKU 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 KY, the home state for Northern Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Athletic Trainers	410	$47,140

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 Samvscat under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.