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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Physician Assistant (Income Over $110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

8 Ranked Colleges
273 Degrees Awarded
$31,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Physician Assistant Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Vallue Physician Assistant Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 2,818 physician assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 273 physician assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Physician Assistant Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 8 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.

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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Best Vallue Physician Assistant Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Physician Assistant Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Physician Assistant (Income Over $110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

D'Youville College

Buffalo, New York
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend D’Youville College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Physician Assistant Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Buffalo, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s physician assistant degrees to 32 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at D’Youville College, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Physician Assistant Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend D’Youville College is $19,441 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Physician Assistant students whose families make more than $110k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend St John’s University - New York. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Physician Assistant Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k. St John’s University - New York is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Queens, New York. It awarded 71 bachelors’s physician assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

STJ not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Physician Assistant Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $27,130 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Physician Assistant students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend St John’s University - New York.

Full STJ Physician Assistant Report

#3

New York Institute of Technology

Old Westbury, New York
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Vallue Physician Assistant Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, New York Institute of Technology landed the #3 spot on the list. NYIT is located in Old Westbury, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s physician assistant degrees to qualified students.

NYIT also took the #8 spot in our “Best Physician Assistant Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $21,427 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Physician Assistant students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend NYIT.

The low student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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#4

Pennsylvania College of Technology

Williamsport, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pennsylvania College of Technology. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue Physician Assistant Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k. This small school is located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s physician assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

Penn College also took the #5 spot in our “Best Physician Assistant Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $25,794 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree physician assistant students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Penn College.

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#5

Saint Francis University

Loretto, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Francis University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Vallue Physician Assistant Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This small school is located in Loretto, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s physician assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Saint Francis, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Physician Assistant Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Saint Francis is $28,643 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree physician assistant students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.

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#6

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

Duquesne University did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Physician Assistant Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #6. Duquesne is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 63 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Duquesne did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Physician Assistant Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $29,309 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Physician Assistant students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Duquesne.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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#7

Hofstra University

Hempstead, New York
#9 in overall quality

Hofstra University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Physician Assistant Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Hempstead, New York, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s physician assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Hofstra, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Physician Assistant Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $32,838 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Physician Assistant students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Hofstra University.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Hofstra University Physician Assistant Report

#6 in overall quality

Rochester Institute of Technology landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Physician Assistant Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Rochester, New York, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s physician assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at RIT, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Physician Assistant Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Rochester Institute of Technology is $33,167 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Physician Assistant students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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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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