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2022 Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k

5 Ranked Colleges
320 Degrees Awarded
$19,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master's in Virginia 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 Virginia 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 Virginia, there were 604 physician assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 320 physician assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k” 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The physician assistant school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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

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

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physician Assistant (Income $30-$48k) in Virginia

#1

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, Virginia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend James Madison University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k list. Harrisonburg, Virginia 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at JMU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at James Madison University are $29,544, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Radford University

Radford, Virginia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Radford University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k list. Radford is a public institution located in Radford, Virginia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 42 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Radford also made our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Radford University are $21,382, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

University of Lynchburg

Lynchburg, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Lynchburg landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 27 degrees to qualified masters’s physician assistant students in 2019-2020.

Lynchburg also took the #5 spot in our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lynchburg are $11,711, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Physician Assistant at Lynchburg

#4

Mary Baldwin University

Staunton, Virginia
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mary Baldwin University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k list. Staunton, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s physician assistant degrees to 31 students in 2019-2020.

Mary Baldwin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mary Baldwin are $13,140, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Shenandoah University

Winchester, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Shenandoah University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k. Winchester, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s physician assistant degrees to 49 students in 2019-2020.

Shenandoah did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Shenandoah are $23,040, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Physician Assistant at Shenandoah University

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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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