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2023 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physician Assistant in the Southwest Region

1 Ranked Colleges
10 Degrees Awarded
$43,700 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major in the Southwest Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Southwest region, there were 757 physician assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 physician assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,912 and $102,180 respectively.

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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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree physician assistant students.

Top 1 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physician Assistant in the Southwest Region

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Out of the 1 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Baylor University landed the #1 spot on the list. Baylor University is a large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 10 doctorate’s physician assistant degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, 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 88%.

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