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

Ranked #18 in popularity, physician assistant is one of the most sought-after master's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in South Carolina 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 134 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

The physician assistant master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Physician Assistant in South Carolina ranking.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for physician assistant, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for physician assistant.

 

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

Below you'll see a list of 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

Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC

59 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In SC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in physician assistant has to take a look at Medical University of South Carolina. Located in the city of Charleston, MUSC is a public university with a small student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in physician assistant in South Carolina.

There were approximately 59 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at MUSC in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in physician assistant from Medical University of South Carolina

2

University of South Carolina - Columbia
Columbia, SC

27 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In SC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of South Carolina - Columbia is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in physician assistant. UofSC is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Columbia. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in physician assistant in South Carolina.

There were roughly 27 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at UofSC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in physician assistant from University of South Carolina - Columbia

3

Charleston Southern University
Charleston, SC

25 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In SC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Charleston Southern University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in physician assistant. CSU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Charleston. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in physician assistant in South Carolina.

There were about 25 physician assistant individuals who graduated with this degree at CSU in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in physician assistant from Charleston Southern University

4

North Greenville University
Tigerville, SC

23 Annual Master's Degrees

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at North Greenville University if you want to pursue a master's degree in physician assistant. Located in the rural area of Tigerville, North Greenville is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

There were roughly 23 physician assistant individuals who graduated with this degree at North Greenville in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in physician assistant from North Greenville University

5

Presbyterian College
Clinton, SC

Located in the town of Clinton, PC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. More information about a master’s in physician assistant from Presbyterian College

5

Francis Marion University
Florence, SC

Located in the small suburb of Florence, Francis Marion University is a public university with a small student population. More information about a master’s in physician assistant from Francis Marion University

 

Best Physician Assistant Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Physician Assistant Schools 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
Alabama	248	126
Kentucky	248	123
Louisiana	235	91
Mississippi	205	30
Arkansas	184	70
West Virginia	154	76

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Physician Assistant Related Rankings by Major

One of 20 majors within the Allied Health Professions area of study, Physician Assistant has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Physician Assistant

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist	27
Athletic Training	25

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.