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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physician Assistant (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

1 Ranked Colleges
34 Degrees Awarded
$36,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Physician Assistant is the 76th most popular major in the country with 10,746 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 728 physician assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 34 physician assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent physician assistant programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the physician assistant program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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 Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physician Assistant (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Baylor University landed the #1 spot on the list. Baylor is located in Waco, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 34 doctorate’s physician assistant degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Baylor, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Physician Assistant Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor are $36,936.

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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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