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

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.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Physician Assistant in Iowa ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 123 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 Iowa ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

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. 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

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. 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 Iowa

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

Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center
Des Moines, IA

46 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in physician assistant. Located in the city of Des Moines, Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine is a private not-for-profit 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 Iowa.

There were about 46 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in physician assistant from Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center

2

Saint Ambrose University
Davenport, IA

30 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In IA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Saint Ambrose University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in physician assistant. St. Ambrose University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Davenport. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in physician assistant in Iowa.

There were about 30 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at St. Ambrose University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in physician assistant from Saint Ambrose University

3

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

25 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In IA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Iowa is a popular decision for individuals pursuing a master's degree in physician assistant. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in physician assistant in Iowa.

There were approximately 25 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at Iowa in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in physician assistant from University of Iowa

4

University of Dubuque
Dubuque, IA

22 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In IA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Dubuque is a popular decision for students pursuing a master's degree in physician assistant. UD is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Dubuque. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for master's degrees in physician assistant in Iowa.

There were approximately 22 physician assistant individuals who graduated with this degree at UD in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in physician assistant from University of Dubuque

5

Northwestern College
Orange City, IA

NWC is a small private not-for-profit college located in the distant town of Orange City. More information about a master’s in physician assistant from Northwestern College

 

Best Physician Assistant Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Physician Assistant Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	346	212
Minnesota	345	90
Kansas	244	49
Nebraska	200	126
North Dakota	149	33
South Dakota	123	24

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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.

Most Popular Majors Related to Physician Assistant

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Athletic Training	8

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.