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2024 Best Physician Assistant Master's Degree Schools in New York

21 Colleges in New York
1,164 Master's Degrees
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.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 21 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for physician assistant students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,164 master's degrees in physician assistant during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Physician Assistant School for Your Master's Degree

Best Physician Assistant Master's Degree Schools in New York Your choice of physician assistant for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

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

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.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Physician Assistant Master's Degree Schools in New York ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.


 

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

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

10 Top New York Schools for a Master's in Physician Assistant

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
32 Annual Graduates

Upstate Medical University is a great decision for individuals interested in a master's degree in physician assistant. SUNY Upstate Medical University is a small public university located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse.More information about a master’s in physician assistant from Upstate Medical University

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Touro College
New York, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
175 Annual Graduates

Touro College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in physician assistant. Located in the large city of New York, Touro is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.More information about a master’s in physician assistant from Touro College

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Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
72 Annual Graduates

Stony Brook University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in physician assistant. Located in the large suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in physician assistant from Stony Brook University

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
44 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in physician assistant needs to look into SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University. SUNY Downstate is a small public university located in the city of Brooklyn.More information about a master’s in physician assistant from SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

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Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
56 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of Hempstead, Hofstra is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in physician assistant from Hofstra University

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
46 Annual Graduates

Weill Cornell Medical College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large city of New York.More information about a master’s in physician assistant from Weill Cornell Medical College

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
42 Annual Graduates

AMC Albany is a fairly small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Albany.More information about a master’s in physician assistant from Albany Medical College

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Marist College
Poughkeepsie, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
56 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of Poughkeepsie, Marist is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a master’s in physician assistant from Marist College

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Undergraduate Certificate Highest Degree Type

STJ is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Queens.More information about a master’s in physician assistant from St John’s University - New York

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
66 Annual Graduates

RIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Rochester.More information about a master’s in physician assistant from Rochester Institute of Technology


 

Best Physician Assistant Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Physician Assistant Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 607 1,159
Maryland 363 111
New Jersey 346 81
District of Columbia 334 68

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One of 23 majors within the Allied Health Professions area of study, Physician Assistant has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Athletic Training 55
Perfusion Technology/Perfusionist 31
Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions 7
Respiratory Care Therapy 2
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy 1

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