2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Physician Assistant in Louisiana

If you pursue a master's degree in physician assistant, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #18 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Louisiana to determine which ones were the most popular for physician assistant students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 87 master's degrees in physician assistant during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Physician Assistant School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in physician assistant matters. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Physician Assistant in Louisiana ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of physician assistant students usually has them for a reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Physician Assistant Schools

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for physician assistant.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Physician Assistant in Louisiana

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in physician assistant.

Most Well Attended Schools for Physician Assistant Students Working on Their Master's

1

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport
Shreveport, LA

35 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In LA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport if you wish to pursue a master's degree in physician assistant. LSU Health - Shreveport is a fairly small public university located in the medium-sized city of Shreveport. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in physician assistant in Louisiana.

There were approximately 35 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at LSU Health - Shreveport in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in physician assistant from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport

2

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
New Orleans, LA

28 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In LA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans is a popular decision for students interested in a master's degree in physician assistant. Located in the city of New Orleans, LSU Health - New Orleans is a public university with a small student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in physician assistant in Louisiana.

There were roughly 28 physician assistant individuals who graduated with this degree at LSU Health - New Orleans in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in physician assistant from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

3

Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University
Baton Rouge, LA

24 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In LA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University is a popular choice for students interested in a master's degree in physician assistant. Located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge, FranU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in physician assistant in Louisiana.

There were roughly 24 physician assistant individuals who graduated with this degree at FranU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in physician assistant from Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University

4

Xavier University of Louisiana
New Orleans, LA

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in physician assistant has to look into Xavier University of Louisiana. Located in the city of New Orleans, XULA is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. More information about a master’s in physician assistant from Xavier University of Louisiana

 

Best Physician Assistant Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Physician Assistant Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	427	563
Georgia	361	221
North Carolina	323	480
Virginia	305	300
Tennessee	296	296
South Carolina	251	132
Alabama	248	126
Kentucky	248	123
Mississippi	205	30
Arkansas	184	70
West Virginia	154	76

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Rankings in Majors Related to Physician Assistant

Physician Assistant is one of 20 different types of Allied Health Professions programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Physician Assistant

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Radiologic Technology	9

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.