2024 Best Physician Assistant Doctor's Degree Schools
7
Colleges in the United States
421
Doctor's Degrees
Ranked #61 in popularity,
physician assistant is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Physician Assistant Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 421 doctor's degrees in physician assistant to qualified students.
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Choosing a Great Physician Assistant School for Your Doctor's Degree
Your choice of physician assistant for getting your doctor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:
Quality Overall Is Important
The overall quality of a doctor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
- Major Focus - How much a school focuses on physician assistant students vs. other majors.
- Major Demand - How many other physician assistant students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
- Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
- Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized physician assistant related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for physician assistant students working on their doctor's degree.
One Size Does Not Fit All
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Physician Assistant Doctor's Degree Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.