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Unlock Your Future in Athletic Training at Temple University!

Are you ready to take the field as a certified athletic trainer? Temple University's MS in Athletic Training is designed to elevate your skills and set you on the path to success. Our program combines cutting-edge research with practical experience, giving you the tools to make evidence-based decisions and excel in diverse settings.

Why Choose Temple?

  • Hands-On Experience: Dive into the action with clinical placements at the Division I level. You'll gain invaluable direct patient care experience under the guidance of our esteemed preceptors—many of whom are alumni or current doctoral students.

  • Cutting-Edge Curriculum: Our program emphasizes concussion management and mild traumatic brain injury, ensuring you’re equipped with the latest knowledge and skills.

  • Global Perspective: Learn about cultural competency and professionalism in global healthcare settings, and collaborate with interprofessional teams, patients, and athletic program administrators.

  • Flexible and Fast-Track: Complete this 53-credit program in just two years of full-time study. All classes are held on Temple’s vibrant Main Campus, blending rigorous classroom learning with extensive clinical practice.

20% growth

in the industry in the next 10 years (BLS.gov)

Division 1

Guaranteed clinical placement

Where Can You Go from Here?

Our graduates thrive in a variety of environments—from professional sports teams and collegiate athletics to hospitals, fitness centers, and sports medicine clinics. Explore roles in schools, clinics, and beyond, or even chart your own unique path in nontraditional settings.

Join Temple University and transform your passion into a rewarding career. Apply now and step into a future of endless possibilities in athletic training!

EMT and AT students work together

Our program provides opportunities to partner with emergency medical services students in realistic, simulated rapid response exercises, honing your skills in high-pressure scenarios alongside future emergency responders. Students can also collaborate with the occupational therapy program to design, create and fit 3D-printed orthotic devices for hand and wrist support, blending advanced technology with practical application.

Temple's athletic training program is more than just education—we provide interdisciplinary opportunities for hands-on practice that will prepare you to excel in the field.

Become the first class to experience Paley Hall

Scheduled to open in the fall of 2025 on the site of the former Samuel L. Paley Library, Paley Hall will be the first united home for the College of Public Health, whose diverse fields of study including athletic training, nursing, social work and epidemiology have been spread across 10 buildings and two campuses.

As a student, you'll have access to brand new learning and collaboration spaces, training and simulation centers, meeting and study rooms, café areas, and an expanded Social Service Annex.