2023 Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Physician Assistant for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Physician Assistant is the 71st most popular major in the country with 11,351 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 770 physician assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Physician Assistant for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 19 colleges that offer a degree in physician assistant. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality physician assistant programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the physician assistant program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Physician Assistant for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Physician Assistant for a Master’s”.
Top 19 Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
Out of the 19 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Physician Assistant for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, this large public school handed out 24 diplomas to qualified masters’s physician assistant students in 2020-2021.
Iowa also took the #4 spot in our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 30,318 students enrolled at University of Iowa were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Iowa Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska Medical Center. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Physician Assistant for a Master’s. University of Nebraska Medical Center is a small public school situated in Omaha, Nebraska. It awarded 72 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
UNMC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 72 of the 3,699 students enrolled at University of Nebraska Medical Center were GI Bill® students, of which 35 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,242. In addition to receiving other benefits, 6 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 2 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Louis University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Physician Assistant for a Master’s list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s physician assistant degrees to 40 students in 2020-2021.
SLU also made our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3.According to our most recent data, SLU supports 12,229 students, and 5 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $25,162. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at SLU]](/colleges/saint-louis-university-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Dakota. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Physician Assistant for a Master’s. Grand Forks, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s physician assistant degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.
UND also made our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #7.Among the 13,615 students enrolled at University of North Dakota, 796 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 395 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,112. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of North Dakota offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full University of North Dakota Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bethel University Minnesota. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Physician Assistant for a Master’s. Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 30 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Bethel University Minnesota also made our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5.Of the 3,814 students enrolled at Bethel University Minnesota, 116 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 72 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,703. During this same period, 18 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Full Bethel University Minnesota Veteran Student Life Report
A T Still University of Health Sciences landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Physician Assistant for a Master’s ranking. Kirksville, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s physician assistant degrees to 101 students in 2020-2021.
A T Still University of Health Sciences also made our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2.Our most recent data shows that 2 of the 3,995 students enrolled at A T Still University of Health Sciences were GI Bill® students, of which 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $24,477. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at A T Still University of Health Sciences]](/colleges/a-t-still-university-of-health-sciences/student-life/veterans/)
Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Physician Assistant for a Master’s ranking. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s physician assistant degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Missouri State, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Of the 23,505 students enrolled at Missouri State, 5 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,830. To help with additional expenses, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Missouri State does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Missouri State University - Springfield Veteran Student Life Report
University of Dubuque landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Physician Assistant for a Master’s ranking. Located in Dubuque, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 26 diplomas to qualified masters’s physician assistant students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree vets studying physician assistant list, UD has also earned the #19 rank in our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Among the 2,180 students enrolled at University of Dubuque, 115 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 74 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,817. During this same period, 30 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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Saint Ambrose University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Physician Assistant for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #9. Davenport, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s physician assistant degrees to 30 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at St. Ambrose University, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 88 of the 3,003 students enrolled at St. Ambrose University were GI Bill® students, of which 42 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,054. On top of their other funding sources, 17 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. St. Ambrose University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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University of South Dakota came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Physician Assistant for a Master’s ranking. Located in Vermillion, South Dakota, this medium-sized public school awarded 26 degrees to qualified masters’s physician assistant students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at USD, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Of the 9,459 students enrolled at University of South Dakota, 332 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 180 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,423. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of South Dakota does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full USD Veteran Student Life Report
Wichita State University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Physician Assistant for a Master’s ranking. WSU is a fairly large public school situated in Wichita, Kansas. It awarded 46 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
WSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Among the 14,999 students enrolled at Wichita State University, 577 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 385 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,488. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Wichita State University]](/colleges/wichita-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Physician Assistant for a Master’s ranking. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, this fairly large public school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified masters’s physician assistant students in 2020-2021.
UMKC also took the #17 spot in our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Missouri - Kansas City supports 16,147 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Augsburg University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Physician Assistant for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #13. Augsburg is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 masters’s physician assistant degrees to qualified students.
Augsburg not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.According to our most recent data, Augsburg supports 3,346 students, and 71 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 40 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,851. On top of their other funding sources, 9 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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The College of Saint Scholastica did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Physician Assistant for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Duluth, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 28 diplomas to qualified masters’s physician assistant students in 2020-2021.
St. Scholastica did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 151 of the 3,712 students enrolled at The College of Saint Scholastica were GI Bill® students, of which 75 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,081. During this same period, 4 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. The College of Saint Scholastica does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full The College of Saint Scholastica Veteran Student Life Report
Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center ranked #15 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Physician Assistant for a Master’s list. Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center is a small school located in Des Moines, Iowa that handed out 49 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 15 of the 1,559 students enrolled at Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine were GI Bill® students, of which 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $19,685. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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With a ranking of #16, College of Saint Mary did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Physician Assistant for a Master’s list. College of Saint Mary is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Omaha, Nebraska. It awarded 21 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Saint Mary, the school also landed the #18 spot in our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 28 of the 1,024 students enrolled at Saint Mary were GI Bill® students, of which 14 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,043. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Saint Mary offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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Stephens College ranked #17 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Physician Assistant for a Master’s list. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s physician assistant degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Stephens, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Of the 622 students enrolled at Stephens College, 17 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 6 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,505. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Stephens]](/colleges/stephens-college/student-life/veterans/)
Union College Nebraska landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Physician Assistant for a Master’s ranking. Union College Nebraska is a small school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 29 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
Union College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.According to our most recent data, Union College supports 757 students, and 13 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 10 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,853. During this same period, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Union College]](/colleges/union-college-nebraska/student-life/veterans/)
St Catherine University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Physician Assistant for a Master’s ranking. St. Kate’s is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 31 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
St. Kate’s also took the #8 spot in our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, St. Kate’s supports 4,277 students, and 55 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 26 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,157. During this same period, 2 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at St. Kate’s]](/colleges/st-catherine-university/student-life/veterans/)
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Notes and References
References
- 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 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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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