2022 Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k
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Physician Assistant is the 76th most popular major in the country with 10,746 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Southeast region, there were 3,153 physician assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 2,756 physician assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 48 colleges that offer a degree in physician assistant. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great physician assistant programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the physician assistant program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.
Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physician Assistant (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Duke University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Duke is located in Durham, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 179 masters’s physician assistant degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Duke, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duke are $59,140, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Gainesville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s physician assistant degrees to 58 students in 2019-2020.
UF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Florida are $30,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Out of the 48 schools in the Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #3 spot on the list. UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 masters’s physician assistant degrees to qualified students.
UNC Chapel Hill not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,248.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emory University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Emory University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 52 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2019-2020.
Emory also made our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emory are $44,676, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Out of the 48 schools in the Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wake Forest University landed the #5 spot on the list. Wake Forest University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It awarded 84 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2019-2020.
Wake Forest University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wake Forest University are $39,216, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Florida State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. Tallahassee, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s physician assistant degrees to 37 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State University are $26,707, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. University of South Florida - Main Campus is a public institution located in Tampa, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 38 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
USF Tampa also made our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #25. Average graduate tuition and fees at USF Tampa are $21,126, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Florida International University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Florida International University is a public institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 41 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida International University are $24,211, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Florida Gulf Coast University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. FGCU is a fairly large public school situated in Fort Myers, Florida. It awarded 19 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida Gulf Coast University are $31,216, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Augusta University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Augusta University is a medium-sized school located in Augusta, Georgia that handed out 43 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2019-2020.
Augusta University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #19 on our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Augusta University are $20,712.
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Lincoln Memorial University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Lincoln Memorial University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Harrogate, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 88 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at LMU, the school also landed the #20 spot in our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at LMU are $21,155.
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James Madison University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, this large public school handed out 27 diplomas to qualified masters’s physician assistant students in 2019-2020.
JMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at JMU are $29,544, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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East Carolina University landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Greenville, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 33 degrees to qualified masters’s physician assistant students in 2019-2020.
ECU also made our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #22. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at ECU are $20,685.
University of the Cumberlands did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #14. Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit institution located in Williamsburg, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 28 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at University of the Cumberlands are $4,582, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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University of Kentucky came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. University of Kentucky is located in Lexington, Kentucky and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 57 masters’s physician assistant degrees to qualified students.
UK not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kentucky are $33,216.
Trevecca Nazarene University landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. TNU is a small school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 46 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Trevecca Nazarene University are $9,282.
With a ranking of #17, Radford University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Radford is a fairly large school located in Radford, Virginia that handed out 42 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Radford are $21,382, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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University of Alabama at Birmingham did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #18. This large school is located in Birmingham, Alabama, and it awarded 80 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree physician assistant students whose families make $0-$30k list, UAB has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UAB are $19,188, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Harding University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Harding is a small school located in Searcy, Arkansas that handed out 36 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2019-2020.
Harding not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harding University are $11,928, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. FranU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It awarded 24 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at FranU are $30,153.
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University of South Carolina - Columbia came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Columbia, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s physician assistant degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Carolina - Columbia are $30,160, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Milligan University landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Milligan University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Milligan College, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 24 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Milligan are $9,555, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
West Liberty University ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in West Liberty, West Virginia, and it awarded 19 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at West Liberty University are $8,112, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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With a ranking of #24, University of South Alabama did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of South Alabama is a fairly large public school situated in Mobile, Alabama. It awarded 39 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Alabama are $16,112.
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Mercer University ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This medium-sized school is located in Macon, Georgia, and it awarded 67 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2019-2020.
Mercer also took the #21 spot in our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mercer University are $15,264, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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- *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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