Colleges That Offer Athletic Training As a Major

University of New Mexico

• Located in Albuquerque, the University of New Mexico is a public institution with more than 27,000 undergraduate and graduate students. The college began offering its athletic training major in 1969. The program meets all of the standards outlined by the Board of Certification and requires classes in acute care, conditioning and rehabilitative exercise, health care administration, general medical conditions, nutrition, orthopedics, pathology, pharmacology, professional development, psychosocial interventions, injury prevention and therapeutic techniques.

  Students complete four clinical rotations with the university's 19 intercollegiate sports teams as well as with secondary-school sports teams and at rehabilitation and sports medicine centers. In addition to traditional federal and state financial aid, the college offers a limited number of work-study placements.

  University of New Mexico
  1 University of New Mexico
  Albuquerque, NM 87131
  505-277-2446
  unm.edu

Saint Louis University

• The Roman Catholic Church founded Saint Louis University in 1818, and since that time the school's urban Missouri campus has become home to more than 12,700 undergraduate and graduate students. In 2010, "U.S. News & World Report" ranked the school 88th among all universities in the United States.

  The college's athletic training program meets Board of Certification requirements and lasts for five years, culminating in both Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees. The final two years of the program are devoted to clinical rotations and professional-level course work in anatomy, kinesiology, exercise science research and health care administration. In addition to working with the university's 18 intercollegiate sports teams, students complete internships with professional sports teams in St. Louis, at rehabilitation hospitals and outpatient clinics and at private physicians' offices.

  Approximately 98 percent of freshmen and 88 percent of continuing students receive some type of financial aid while attending the university, according to the "2009 Barron's Profiles of American Colleges."

  Saint Louis University
  221 North Grand Boulevard
  St. Louis, MO 63103
  314-977-2500
  slu.edu

Boston University

• Founded in 1839, Boston University is a private, nonsectarian institution in Boston, Massachusetts. Home to more than 31,000 undergraduate and graduate students, the college received the 56th-place ranking among all universities in the United States from "U.S. News & World Report" in 2010. The university features two programs for athletic training majors: a traditional, four-year baccalaureate program and an accelerated, six-year combination Bachelor of Science in athletic training and Doctor of Physical Therapy degree program.

  In both programs, students participate in clinical rotations at 15 different locations in the Boston area and have the option to participate in study abroad programs for a summer or one semester. Around 73 percent of freshmen and 66 percent of returning students benefit from some type of financial aid while attending Boston University.

  Boston University
  1 Sherborn Street
  Boston, MA 02215
  617-353-2300
  bu.edu