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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physician Assistant (Income $30-$48k) in Massachusetts

6 Ranked Colleges
436 Degrees Awarded
$27,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master's in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across Massachusetts, there were 487 physician assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 436 physician assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,240 and $41,137 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer 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.

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.

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Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k

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

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physician Assistant (Income $30-$48k) in Massachusetts

#1

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Medford, Massachusetts, and it awarded 50 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

Tufts did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts are $55,168, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeastern University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k. Northeastern is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 5 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeastern also made our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern are $25,558, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Northeastern Physician Assistant Report

#3

Westfield State University

Westfield, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Westfield State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Westfield is a medium-sized school located in Westfield, Massachusetts that handed out 22 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

Westfield did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Westfield are $6,696, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Westfield State University Physician Assistant Report

#4

Bay Path University

Longmeadow, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bay Path University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k. Bay Path is located in Longmeadow, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 masters’s physician assistant degrees to qualified students.

Bay Path also took the #6 spot in our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Bay Path University are $19,235.

Full Bay Path University Physician Assistant Report

#5

Springfield College

Springfield, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Springfield College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k. This small school is located in Springfield, Massachusetts, and it awarded 34 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Springfield College, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Springfield College are $33,535.

Full Springfield College Physician Assistant Report

#1 in overall quality

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. MCPHS University is a medium-sized school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 210 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

MCPHS University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at MCPHS University are $23,280, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Physician Assistant at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

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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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