2025 Best Physician Assistant Schools in the Great Lakes Region
33
Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
1,515
Physician Assistant Degrees Awarded
Physician Assistant is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #71 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 33 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for physician assistant students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,515 degrees in physician assistant annually.
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Choosing a Great Physician Assistant School
The physician assistant program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Physician Assistant rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for physician assistant schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Physician Assistant Rankings by Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Physician Assistant Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you.
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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.
Best Schools for Physician Assistant in the Great Lakes Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the physician assistant degrees they offer, see the list below.
10 Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Physician Assistant
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In IL
35
Physician Assistant Degrees Awarded
Northwestern University is a good decision for students interested in a degree in physician assistant. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.
There were about 35 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in physician assistant from Northwestern University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In IN
42
Physician Assistant Degrees Awarded
Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in physician assistant. IUPUI is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Indianapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #253 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means IUPUI is a great university overall.
There were roughly 42 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at IUPUI in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in physician assistant from Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis
Rush University is a good choice for students interested in a degree in physician assistant. Rush University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago.
There were roughly 30 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at Rush University in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in physician assistant from Rush University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
5th
Most Popular In OH
38
Physician Assistant Degrees Awarded
Case Western Reserve University is a good option for students interested in a degree in physician assistant. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #116 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Case Western is a great university overall.
There were roughly 38 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at Case Western in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in physician assistant from Case Western Reserve University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In WI
77
Physician Assistant Degrees Awarded
Marquette is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Milwaukee. A Best Colleges rank of #114 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Marquette is a great university overall.
There were about 77 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at Marquette in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in physician assistant from Marquette University
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In IL
83
Physician Assistant Degrees Awarded
Located in the town of Carbondale, SIUC is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 36th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were roughly 83 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at SIUC in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in physician assistant from Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In WI
52
Physician Assistant Degrees Awarded
UW - Madison is a very large public university located in the large city of Madison. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.
There were roughly 52 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in physician assistant from University of Wisconsin - Madison
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In MI
47
Physician Assistant Degrees Awarded
GVSU is a fairly large public university located in the fringe town of Allendale. A Best Colleges rank of #342 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means GVSU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 47 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at GVSU in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in physician assistant from Grand Valley State University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In WI
UW - La Crosse is a fairly large public university located in the city of La Crosse. This university ranks 8th out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were about 28 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at UW - La Crosse in the most recent year we have data available.
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Findlay is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the town of Findlay. This university ranks 24th out of 91 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were approximately 18 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at Findlay in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in physician assistant from The University of Findlay
