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2022 Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

8 Ranked Colleges
742 Degrees Awarded
$32,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US 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 Master’s in the Far Western US 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 Far Western US region, there were 782 physician assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 742 physician assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in physician assistant. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality physician assistant programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the physician assistant program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree physician assistant students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physician Assistant (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 90 masters’s physician assistant degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree physician assistant students whose families make $30-$48k list, UW Seattle has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. USC is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 49 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

USC also took the #3 spot in our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern California are $48,715, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Southern California Physician Assistant Report

#3

Pacific University

Forest Grove, Oregon
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pacific University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Forest Grove, Oregon. It awarded 57 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree physician assistant students whose families make $30-$48k list, Pacific has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pacific University are $35,325, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

University of the Pacific

Stockton, California
#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Pacific. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Pacific is located in Stockton, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 40 masters’s physician assistant degrees to qualified students.

Pacific also took the #9 spot in our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of the Pacific are $49,374.

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#14 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science landed the #5 spot on the list. CDU is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 masters’s physician assistant degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CDU, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CDU are $27,376, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Dominican University of California

San Rafael, California
#13 in overall quality

Dominican University of California did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. Dominican University of California is a small school located in San Rafael, California that handed out 23 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree physician assistant students whose families make $30-$48k list, DUofC has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at DUofC are $16,520, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

California Baptist University

Riverside, California
#15 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, California Baptist University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Cal Baptist is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Riverside, California. It awarded 30 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal Baptist not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at California Baptist University are $14,140, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Cal Baptist Physician Assistant Report

#8

Chapman University

Orange, California
#12 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Chapman University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Chapman University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Orange, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 34 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Chapman did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Chapman University are $35,105, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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