2024 Best Physician Assistant Master's Degree Schools in Nevada

Physician Assistant is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #17 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Physician Assistant Master's Degree Schools in Nevada ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 92 master's degrees in physician assistant to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to physician assistant students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other physician assistant students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized physician assistant related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Physician Assistant Schools

The 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 Physician Assistant Master's Degree Schools in Nevada.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Physician Assistant in Nevada

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

Top Nevada Schools for a Master's in Physician Assistant

1

Touro University Nevada
Henderson, NV

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

68 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in physician assistant needs to take a look at Touro University Nevada. Located in the city of Henderson, Touro University Nevada is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in physician assistant from Touro University Nevada

2

University of Nevada - Reno
Reno, NV

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

24 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in physician assistant needs to take a look at University of Nevada - Reno. Located in the city of Reno, UNR is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in physician assistant from University of Nevada - Reno

 

Best Physician Assistant Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Physician Assistant Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	675	587
Washington	402	127
Oregon	291	101

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Rankings in Majors Related to Physician Assistant

Physician Assistant is one of 23 different types of Allied Health Professions programs to choose from.

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.