Athletic training is a health-care profession specializing in the clinical diagnosis, immediate management, treatment and rehabilitation of acute, chronic or congenital musculoskeletal conditions.
Athletic trainers (ATs) are best known for providing health-care services to high school, collegiate, and professional athletes. ATs also work in performing arts, orthopedic clinics, industrial settings, the military, and hospitals.
Taught by a renowned faculty, the Athletic Training program at Ohio University has 50 years of experience in professional (entry-level) and post-professional education and has a nationwide alumni base.
To become an athletic trainer, students must complete a bachelor’s degree and apply to the Master of Science in Athletic Training (MSAT) program. We recommend the B.S. in Exercise Physiology: Pre-Athletic Training Track.
We offer an Early Assurance Program for outstanding high school seniors.
Students in the B.S. in Exercise Physiology: Pre-Athletic Training Track can complete the bachelor’s and master’s degree in 5 years with our Accelerated Graduate Program (3+2).
The MSAT Program is a two-year program. Upon graduation, students are awarded a Master of Science in Athletic Training. They are also eligible to become nationally certified and state licensed.
OHIO's MSAT Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education. Additional details about this program's outcomes are available.
Ohio University (OHIO) and OhioHealth Sports Medicine (OHSM) jointly offer a post-professional athletic training residency specializing in pediatric sports medicine located at Ohio University’s Dublin Integrated Education Center.
This partnership combines the strength of OHIO’s history in athletic training education with the breadth of clinical practice experiences offered by OHSM, one of Ohio’s largest medical centers employing over 100 athletic trainers.
Ohio University’s 100% online Doctor of Athletic Training (DAT) program prepares professionals for advanced roles in the dynamic field of athletic training.
With a comprehensive online curriculum, students have the convenience of pursuing their advanced degree remotely while acquiring invaluable skills in data-driven practices, clinical analysis, and research.
The Performing Arts Health and Wellness undergraduate certificate provides a foundation in the health and wellness aspects of participating in performing arts. This certificate is ideal for performing arts students and other health science students (ex. athletic training, exercise physiology, nutrition) that desire added qualifications in health and wellness for performing artists.
The graduate certificate in Performing Arts Medicine is designed for any licensed healthcare professionals who desire added qualification in evaluating, treating and researching injuries and conditions commonly encountered by performing artists.