2024 Best Physician Assistant Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas

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 reviewed 2 schools in Arkansas to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of physician assistant. Combined, these schools handed out 74 master's degrees in 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 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 full 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.

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 Arkansas 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 Arkansas

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

Top Arkansas Schools for a Master's in Physician Assistant

1

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, AR

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

39 Annual Graduates

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in physician assistant. Located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock, UAMS is a public university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in physician assistant from University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

2

Harding University
Searcy, AR

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

35 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Harding University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in physician assistant. Located in the town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in physician assistant from Harding University

 

Best Physician Assistant Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	422	668
Georgia	370	233
North Carolina	334	515
Virginia	331	327
Tennessee	313	388
Kentucky	268	121
South Carolina	260	175
Alabama	258	120
Louisiana	250	91
Mississippi	243	31
West Virginia	164	81

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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 Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Athletic Training	28

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.