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2022 Best Value Colleges for Physician Assistant (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

5 Ranked Colleges
728 Degrees Awarded
$13,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Physician Assistant Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Physician Assistant Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 10,746 people earned their degree in physician assistant, making the major the 76th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 728 physician assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Physician Assistant Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in physician assistant. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent physician assistant programs, but they also 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Physician Assistant Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region physician assistant students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Colleges for Physician Assistant (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Physician Assistant Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a public institution located in Edinburg, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 91 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Rio Grande Valley, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Physician Assistant Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is $2,993 for southwest region physician assistant students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full UT Rio Grande Valley Physician Assistant Report

#2

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Physician Assistant Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Northern Arizona University is a large public school situated in Flagstaff, Arizona. It awarded 49 ’s physician assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region physician assistant students whose families make $0-$30k list, NAU has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Physician Assistant Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $9,251 for southwest region physician assistant students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend NAU.

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#3

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Physician Assistant Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school awarded 17 degrees to qualified ’s physician assistant students in 2019-2020.

UNM also made our “Best Physician Assistant Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #13. It costs about $13,242 for southwest region physician assistant students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UNM.

Read more about Physician Assistant at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hardin - Simmons University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Physician Assistant Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Hardin - Simmons University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Abilene, Texas. It awarded 29 ’s physician assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

Hardin - Simmons not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Physician Assistant Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $16,627 for southwest region physician assistant students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Hardin - Simmons.

Full Hardin - Simmons Physician Assistant Report

#5

Baylor University

Waco, Texas

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Physician Assistant Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Baylor University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Waco, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 34 diplomas to qualified ’s physician assistant students in 2019-2020.

Baylor also made our “Best Physician Assistant Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #10. The estimated yearly cost for Baylor University is $26,726 for southwest region physician assistant students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Notes and References

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *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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