2025 Best Pre-Physician Assistant Bachelor's Degree Schools

You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a Bachelor's Degree in pre-physician assistant. It is ranked #774 out of 1232 major degree programs in terms of popularity. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Pre-Physician Assistant Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 48 bachelor's degrees in pre-physician assistant to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on pre-physician assistant students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of pre-physician assistant students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized pre-physician assistant related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for pre-physician assistant students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Pre-Physician Assistant Schools

The pre-physician assistant school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Pre-Physician Assistant Bachelor's Degree Schools.

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. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Pre-Physician Assistant in the United States

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in pre-physician assistant.

Top Schools for a Bachelor's in Pre-Physician Assistant

1

Oakland University
Rochester Hills, MI

6 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Oakland University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in pre-physician assistant. Oakland is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Rochester Hills.More information about a bachelor’s in pre-physician assistant from Oakland University

2

Lee University
Cleveland, TN

10 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in pre-physician assistant needs to check out Lee University. Located in the small city of Cleveland, Lee University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in pre-physician assistant from Lee University

Pre-Physician Assistant by Region

View the Best Pre-Physician Assistant Bachelor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Rankings in Majors Related to Pre-Physician Assistant

One of 11 majors within the Health/Medical Prep Programs area of study, Pre-Physician Assistant has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	1,989
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies	995
Pre-Physical Therapy Studies	180
Pre-Nursing Studies	80
Pre-Occupational Therapy Studies	57
Pre-Dentistry Studies	36
Pre-Pharmacy Studies	26
Pre-Art Therapy	4
Pre-Optometry Studies	1

Notes and References

• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.