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2022 Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid

6 Ranked Colleges
246 Degrees Awarded
$25,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master's in Michigan For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Michigan For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Physician Assistant is the 76th most popular major in the country with 10,746 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Michigan, there were 246 physician assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 246 physician assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,608 and $41,198 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in physician assistant. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality physician assistant programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physician Assistant in Michigan (With Aid)

#1

Grand Valley State University

Allendale, Michigan
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Valley State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid list. Grand Valley State University is a large school located in Allendale, Michigan that handed out 46 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

GVSU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at GVSU are $17,448.

Read full report on Physician Assistant at Grand Valley State University

#2

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Michigan University landed the #2 spot on the list. Central Michigan University is a fairly large school located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan that handed out 37 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our michigan master’s degree physician assistant students with aid list, Central Michigan has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Central Michigan University are $19,359, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Central Michigan University Physician Assistant Report

#3

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Detroit, Michigan, this large public school handed out 48 degrees to qualified masters’s physician assistant students in 2019-2020.

Wayne State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State University are $37,215, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Wayne State Physician Assistant Report

#4

University of Detroit Mercy

Detroit, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Detroit Mercy. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Detroit, Michigan, and it awarded 46 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

Detroit Mercy did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Detroit Mercy are $20,047, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Detroit Mercy Physician Assistant Report

#5

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Michigan University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and it awarded 38 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WMU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WMU are $31,355, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Western Michigan University Physician Assistant Report

#6

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

Eastern Michigan University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and it awarded 31 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

Eastern Michigan not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Michigan University are $26,552, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Physician Assistant at Eastern Michigan University

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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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