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2022 Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

8 Ranked Colleges
273 Degrees Awarded
$27,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 2,818 physician assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 273 physician assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 8 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Physician Assistant in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

#1

D'Youville College

Buffalo, New York
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend D’Youville College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Buffalo, New York, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s physician assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree physician assistant students with aid list, D’Youville College has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Physician Assistant Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for D’Youville College is $19,441 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Physician Assistant students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend St John’s University - New York. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. STJ is a large school located in Queens, New York that handed out 71 bachelors’s physician assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

STJ not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Physician Assistant Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $27,130 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree physician assistant students with aid per year to attend St John’s University - New York.

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#3

Pennsylvania College of Technology

Williamsport, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pennsylvania College of Technology. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. This small school is located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s physician assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Penn College, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Physician Assistant Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Penn College is $25,794 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree physician assistant students with aid.

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#4

New York Institute of Technology

Old Westbury, New York
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New York Institute of Technology. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. New York Institute of Technology is located in Old Westbury, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s physician assistant degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NYIT, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Physician Assistant Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for NYIT is $21,427 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree physician assistant students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#5

Saint Francis University

Loretto, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Francis University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. Saint Francis University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Loretto, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Saint Francis also made our “Best Physician Assistant Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for Saint Francis University is $28,643 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree physician assistant students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Saint Francis University Physician Assistant Report

#6

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

Duquesne University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 63 bachelors’s physician assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

Duquesne also made our “Best Physician Assistant Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Duquesne is $29,309 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree physician assistant students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#7

Hofstra University

Hempstead, New York
#9 in overall quality

Hofstra University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. This fairly large school is located in Hempstead, New York, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s physician assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

Hofstra also took the #9 spot in our “Best Physician Assistant Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Hofstra is $32,838 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree physician assistant students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Hofstra Physician Assistant Report

#6 in overall quality

Rochester Institute of Technology ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Rochester Institute of Technology is a fairly large school located in Rochester, New York that handed out 7 bachelors’s physician assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

RIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Physician Assistant Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $33,167 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Physician Assistant students with aid per year to attend Rochester Institute of Technology.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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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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