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

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.

College Factual reviewed 5 schools in Missouri to determine which ones were the most popular for master's degree seekers in the field of physician assistant. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 213 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. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Physician Assistant in Missouri ranking is to help you make that choice.

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 Missouri

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

A T Still University of Health Sciences
Kirksville, MO

99 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In MO

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

A T Still University of Health Sciences is a popular decision for individuals interested in a master's degree in physician assistant. A T Still University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit university located in the remote town of Kirksville. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in physician assistant in Missouri.

There were roughly 99 physician assistant individuals who graduated with this degree at A T Still University of Health Sciences in the most recent data year.

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2

Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, MO

39 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In MO

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Saint Louis University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in physician assistant. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in physician assistant in Missouri.

There were approximately 39 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at SLU in the most recent data year.

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3

Missouri State University - Springfield
Springfield, MO

28 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In MO

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Missouri State University - Springfield is a popular decision for individuals interested in a master's degree in physician assistant. Missouri State is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Springfield. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for master's degrees in physician assistant in Missouri.

There were roughly 28 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at Missouri State in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in physician assistant from Missouri State University - Springfield

4

Stephens College
Columbia, MO

26 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In MO

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Stephens College if you wish to pursue a master's degree in physician assistant. Stephens is a fairly small private not-for-profit college located in the medium-sized city of Columbia. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for master's degrees in physician assistant in Missouri.

There were approximately 26 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at Stephens in the most recent year we have data available.

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5

University of Missouri - Kansas City
Kansas City, MO

21 Annual Master's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In MO

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for master's degrees in physician assistant in Missouri.

There were about 21 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at UMKC in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Physician Assistant Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	345	90
Iowa	287	129
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.

Majors Similar to Physician Assistant

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Athletic Training	122
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician	7
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy	2

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.