2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major in the Middle Atlantic Region
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2021-2022, 12,000 people earned their degree in physician assistant, making the major the 71st most popular in the United States.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 3,161 physician assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 221 physician assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,660 and $23,761 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 18 colleges that offer a degree in physician assistant. That schools that top this list have a program in physician assistant in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major in the Middle Atlantic Region
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
Top 18 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Physician Assistant in the Middle Atlantic Region
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wagner College landed the #1 spot on the list. Wagner College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Staten Island, New York. 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%.
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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 in the Middle Atlantic Region 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 35 students in 2021-2022.
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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Physician Assistant at D’Youville College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rochester Institute of Technology. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Rochester, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s physician assistant degrees to 29 students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Physician Assistant at RIT
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 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Penn College is a small school located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania that handed out 2 bachelors’s physician assistant 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Duquesne University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. This medium-sized school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s physician assistant degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Physician Assistant at Duquesne University
St John’s University - New York did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #6. STJ is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Queens, New York. It awarded 3 bachelors’s physician assistant 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%.
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Hofstra University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Hempstead, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 37 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s physician assistant students 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%.
Full Hofstra Physician Assistant Report
Saint Francis University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Saint Francis University is located in Loretto, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 39 bachelors’s physician assistant degrees to qualified students.
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%.
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SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Brooklyn, New York, this small public school handed out 49 degrees to qualified bachelors’s physician assistant students in 2021-2022.
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. 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%.
Full SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Physician Assistant Report
LIU Post ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This fairly large school is located in Brookville, New York, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s physician assistant degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full LIU Post Physician Assistant Report
St. Francis College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Brooklyn, New York, and it awarded 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%.
Read more about Physician Assistant at St. Francis College
With a ranking of #8, York College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Jamaica, New York, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s physician assistant degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
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College of Staten Island CUNY landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. College of Staten Island CUNY is a public institution located in Staten Island, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s 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
University of Maryland Eastern Shore landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. UMES is a small school located in Princess Anne, Maryland that handed out 0 bachelors’s physician assistant degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%.
Full University of Maryland Eastern Shore Physician Assistant Report
The City College of New York did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #8. CCNY is a public institution located in New York, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s 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%.
Full CCNY Physician Assistant Report
With a ranking of #8, Touro College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in New York, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 205 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s physician assistant students in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. 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%.
Read more about Physician Assistant at Touro College
Seton Hill University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Seton Hill University is a small school located in Greensburg, Pennsylvania that handed out 36 bachelors’s physician assistant degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Physician Assistant at Seton Hill University
King’s College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s physician assistant degrees to 68 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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.
