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2022 Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k

8 Ranked Colleges
742 Degrees Awarded
$32,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 10,746 people earned their degree in physician assistant, making the major the 76th most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 782 physician assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 742 physician assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in physician assistant. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great physician assistant programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the physician assistant program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree physician assistant students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physician Assistant (Income $48-$75k) in the Far Western US Region

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a large public school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 90 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k. USC is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 49 masters’s physician assistant degrees to qualified students.

USC also made our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715.

Read more about Physician Assistant at USC

#3

University of the Pacific

Stockton, California
#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Pacific. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This medium-sized school is located in Stockton, California, and it awarded 40 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

Pacific also made our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pacific are $49,374, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Pacific University

Forest Grove, Oregon
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pacific University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Forest Grove, Oregon, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 57 diplomas to qualified masters’s physician assistant students in 2019-2020.

Pacific did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pacific are $35,325, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Pacific University Physician Assistant Report

#5

Dominican University of California

San Rafael, California
#13 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dominican University of California. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. San Rafael, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s physician assistant degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.

DUofC also took the #13 spot in our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Dominican University of California are $16,520.

Full DUofC Physician Assistant Report

#14 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. CDU is a small school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 23 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

CDU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science are $27,376.

Read more about Physician Assistant at Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

#7

California Baptist University

Riverside, California
#15 in overall quality

California Baptist University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. California Baptist University is located in Riverside, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 30 masters’s physician assistant degrees to qualified students.

Cal Baptist also took the #15 spot in our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cal Baptist are $14,140.

Read more about Physician Assistant at Cal Baptist

#8

Chapman University

Orange, California
#12 in overall quality

Chapman University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Chapman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Orange, California. It awarded 34 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

Chapman did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Chapman University are $35,105, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Chapman University Physician Assistant Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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