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2023 Best Physician Assistant Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

1 Ranked Colleges
19 Degrees Awarded
$43,700 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Physician Assistant for a Doctorate

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Physician Assistant for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Physician Assistant is the 71st most popular major in the country with 11,351 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Southwest region, there were 792 physician assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great physician assistant programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the physician assistant program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Physician Assistant for a Doctorate” list to help you make the college decision.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Physician Assistant for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree vets studying physician assistant.

Top 1 Best Physician Assistant Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

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Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Physician Assistant for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Baylor University landed the #1 spot on the list. Baylor University is a large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 19 doctorate’s physician assistant degrees in 2020-2021.

Baylor did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Physician Assistant Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Among the 19,297 students enrolled at Baylor University, 876 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 593 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $17,744. During this same period, 263 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Baylor University offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

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