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

5 Ranked Colleges
265 Degrees Awarded
$24,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master's in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Rocky Mountains region, there were 265 physician assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 265 physician assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in physician assistant. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent physician assistant programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the physician assistant program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physician Assistant (Income $48-$75k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

Red Rocks Community College

Lakewood, Colorado
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Red Rocks Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Lakewood, Colorado, this medium-sized public school awarded 28 degrees to qualified masters’s physician assistant students in 2019-2020.

Red Rocks Community College also made our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Red Rocks Community College are $12,345, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Utah is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 42 masters’s physician assistant degrees to qualified students.

U of U also took the #1 spot in our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Utah are $24,695.

Read full report on Physician Assistant at U of U

#3

Rocky Mountain College

Billings, Montana
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rocky Mountain College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Rocky is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Billings, Montana. It awarded 36 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

Rocky did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rocky Mountain College are $34,805, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Physician Assistant at Rocky

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 39 masters’s physician assistant degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CU Anschutz, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU Anschutz are $23,915, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Physician Assistant at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

#5

Idaho State University

Pocatello, Idaho
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Idaho State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This fairly large school is located in Pocatello, Idaho, and it awarded 71 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

ISU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Idaho State University are $26,548.

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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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