by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Physician Assistant Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Physician Assistant is the 71st most popular major in the country with 11,351 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 338 physician assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Physician Assistant Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in physician assistant. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular physician assistant programs in the United States.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Physician Assistant Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region physician assistant students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Idaho State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Physician Assistant Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Located in Pocatello, Idaho, this fairly large public school awarded 68 degrees to qualified ’s physician assistant students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Physician Assistant Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. U of U is a large public school situated in Salt Lake City, Utah. It awarded 59 ’s physician assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Physician Assistant Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions is a small school located in Provo, Utah that handed out 51 ’s physician assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Physician Assistant Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s physician assistant degrees to 47 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Physician Assistant Report
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Physician Assistant Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rocky Mountain College landed the #5 spot on the list. Rocky Mountain College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Billings, Montana. It awarded 36 ’s physician assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Rocky Vista University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Physician Assistant Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Parker, Colorado, this small private for-profit school awarded 31 degrees to qualified ’s physician assistant students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Physician Assistant at Rocky Vista University
Red Rocks Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Physician Assistant Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #6. Lakewood, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s physician assistant degrees to 31 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Physician Assistant at Red Rocks Community College
Colorado Mesa University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Physician Assistant Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #8. Colorado Mesa is located in Grand Junction, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 ’s physician assistant degrees to qualified students.
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