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.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Missouri to determine which ones were the best for physician assistant students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 263 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.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Physician Assistant Schools in Missouri list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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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.
It is hard to beat Saint Louis University if you want to pursue a degree in physician assistant. SLU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Saint Louis. A Best Colleges rank of #243 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means SLU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 48 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at SLU in the most recent year we have data available.
Missouri State University - Springfield is a good decision for students interested in a degree in physician assistant. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were about 29 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at Missouri State in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat University of Missouri - Kansas City if you wish to pursue a degree in physician assistant. UMKC is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Kansas City. This university ranks 14th out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were approximately 16 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at UMKC in the most recent year we have data available.
It is difficult to beat Stephens College if you want to pursue a degree in physician assistant. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Stephens is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
There were about 29 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at Stephens in the most recent data year.
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.
