2022 Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 South Carolina For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across South Carolina, there were 134 physician assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 134 physician assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 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.

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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Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for south carolina master’s degree physician assistant students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physician Assistant in South Carolina (With Aid)

#1

Charleston Southern University

Charleston, South Carolina

#3 in overall quality

$7,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Charleston Southern University landed the #1 spot on the list. Charleston Southern University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Charleston, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 25 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Charleston Southern University are $7,800, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Physician Assistant at CSU

#2

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$30,160 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid. UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 masters’s physician assistant degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UofSC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UofSC are $30,160, 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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