Ranked #71 in popularity, physician assistant is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual reviewed 4 schools in Nebraska to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of physician assistant. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 155 degrees in physician assistant annually.
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. We derive our Best Overall Physician Assistant School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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.
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 Nebraska ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the physician assistant degree levels they offer.
University of Nebraska Medical Center is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in physician assistant. Located in the city of Omaha, UNMC is a public university with a small student population.
There were approximately 74 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at UNMC in the most recent year we have data available.
It is hard to beat Creighton University if you wish to pursue a degree in physician assistant. Located in the large city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #128 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Creighton is a great university overall.More information about a degree in physician assistant from Creighton University
It is difficult to beat College of Saint Mary if you want to pursue a degree in physician assistant. Saint Mary is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Omaha. This college ranks 4th out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.
There were roughly 29 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at Saint Mary in the most recent data year.
Any student who is interested in physician assistant needs to check out Union College Nebraska. Located in the large city of Lincoln, Union College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population. This college ranks 17th out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.
There were about 29 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at Union College 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).
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. We derive our Best Overall Physician Assistant School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
