2024 Best Physician Assistant Master's Degree Schools in Utah

Ranked #17 in popularity, physician assistant is one of the most sought-after master's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Utah 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 110 master's degrees in physician assistant during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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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 physician assistant students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of physician assistant students who choose to seek a master'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 physician assistant related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Utah 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 Utah

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for physician assistant students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Utah Schools for a Master's in Physician Assistant

1

University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

59 Annual Graduates

University of Utah is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in physician assistant. U of U is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.More information about a master’s in physician assistant from University of Utah

2

Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions
Provo, UT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

51 Annual Graduates

Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in physician assistant. Located in the midsize city of Provo, RMUoHP is a private for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in physician assistant from Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions

 

Best Physician Assistant Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Colorado	317	124
Idaho	145	68
Montana	123	36

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Physician Assistant Related Rankings by Major

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

Most Popular Majors Related to Physician Assistant

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Radiologic Technology	18
Athletic Training	9
Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	8
Respiratory Care Therapy	6

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.