2025 Best Physician Assistant Schools in Massachusetts
7Colleges in Massachusetts
495Physician Assistant Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in physician assistant, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #71 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 7 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Physician Assistant Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 495 degrees in physician assistant to qualified students.
Your choice of physician assistant school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Physician Assistant School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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Best Schools for Physician Assistant in Massachusetts
The schools below may not offer all types of physician assistant degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in physician assistant. Located in the city of Boston, MCPHS University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
There were roughly 231 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at MCPHS University in the most recent year we have data available.
Tufts University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in physician assistant. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Medford. A Best Colleges rank of #39 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Tufts is a great university overall.
There were about 48 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at Tufts in the most recent year we have data available.
MGH Institute of Health Professions is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in physician assistant. Located in the large city of Boston, MGH Institute of Health Professions is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
There were about 43 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at MGH Institute of Health Professions in the most recent data year.
Northeastern University is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in physician assistant. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #33 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Northeastern is a great university overall.
There were about 49 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at Northeastern in the most recent year we have data available.
Springfield College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the midsize city of Springfield. This college ranks 20th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were about 67 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at Springfield College in the most recent data year.
Located in the large suburb of Westfield, Westfield is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 29th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were roughly 29 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at Westfield in the most recent year we have data available.
Bay Path is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Longmeadow. This university ranks 40th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were about 28 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at Bay Path in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
Your choice of physician assistant school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Physician Assistant School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
