by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Physician Assistant is the 71st most popular major in the country with 12,000 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 295 physician assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,724 and $23,030 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major” ranking looked at 28 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in physician assistant. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their physician assistant program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major”.
Out of the 28 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Wagner College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Staten Island, New York, and it awarded 42 bachelors’s physician assistant degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend D’Youville College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major list. D’Youville College is located in Buffalo, New York and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 35 bachelors’s physician assistant degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Springfield College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major list. This small school is located in Springfield, Massachusetts, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s physician assistant degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rochester Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major list. This fairly large school is located in Rochester, New York, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s physician assistant degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Rochester Institute of Technology Physician Assistant Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pennsylvania College of Technology. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major. Penn College is a public institution located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Oakwood University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major ranking, coming in at #6. Oakwood University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Huntsville, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Duquesne University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major list. Duquesne University is a medium-sized school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 34 bachelors’s physician assistant degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.
St John’s University - New York did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major ranking, coming in at #8. STJ is a private not-for-profit institution located in Queens, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.
Hofstra University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major ranking, coming in at #9. This fairly large school is located in Hempstead, New York, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s physician assistant degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Cleveland State University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major list. This fairly large school is located in Cleveland, Ohio, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s physician assistant degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Washington - Seattle Campus ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major list. Seattle, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s physician assistant degrees to 3 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
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Western Michigan University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major ranking. WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s physician assistant degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
LIU Post did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major ranking, coming in at #13. LIU Post is a fairly large school located in Brookville, New York that handed out 38 bachelors’s physician assistant degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #13, Pacific University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major list. Forest Grove, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s physician assistant degrees to 3 students in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
King’s College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major ranking, coming in at #13. King’s College PA is a small school located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania that handed out 68 bachelors’s physician assistant degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.
York College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major ranking. York College is a medium-sized public school situated in Jamaica, New York. It awarded 27 bachelors’s physician assistant degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
University of Kentucky landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major ranking. University of Kentucky is a large public school situated in Lexington, Kentucky. It awarded 55 bachelors’s physician assistant degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Carroll University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major ranking. Waukesha, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s physician assistant degrees to 24 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major ranking, coming in at #13. SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is located in Brooklyn, New York and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 49 bachelors’s physician assistant degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
With a ranking of #13, College of Staten Island CUNY did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major list. CSI is a fairly large school located in Staten Island, New York that handed out 0 bachelors’s physician assistant degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
Full College of Staten Island CUNY Physician Assistant Report
With a ranking of #13, University of Nebraska Medical Center did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major list. This small school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 74 bachelors’s physician assistant degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 2 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
With a ranking of #13, Seton Hill University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major list. Seton Hill is a small school located in Greensburg, Pennsylvania that handed out 36 bachelors’s physician assistant degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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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Touro College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major ranking. Touro is located in New York, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 205 bachelors’s physician assistant degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
With a ranking of #13, Saint Francis University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major list. Saint Francis is a small school located in Loretto, Pennsylvania that handed out 39 bachelors’s physician assistant degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major ranking. SIUC is a public institution located in Carbondale, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 83 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
St. Francis College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major ranking. SFC is a small school located in Brooklyn, New York that handed out 0 bachelors’s physician assistant degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
The City College of New York did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major ranking, coming in at #13. This fairly large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s physician assistant degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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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University of Maryland Eastern Shore did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Princess Anne, Maryland, this small public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s physician assistant students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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