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

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across Texas, there were 504 physician assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 470 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 Texas For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 2 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 Master’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physician Assistant (Income $30-$48k) in Texas

#1

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg, Texas

#7 in overall quality

$15,151 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Edinburg, Texas, and it awarded 91 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Rio Grande Valley also took the #7 spot in our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Rio Grande Valley are $15,151, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Hardin - Simmons University

Abilene, Texas

#8 in overall quality

$14,320 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hardin - Simmons University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k. This small school is located in Abilene, Texas, and it awarded 29 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

Hardin - Simmons also made our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hardin - Simmons University are $14,320, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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

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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