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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across the Southwest region, there were 728 physician assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 694 physician assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the physician assistant program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physician Assistant in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg, Texas

#10 in overall quality

$15,151 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Edinburg, Texas, and it awarded 91 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Rio Grande Valley also made our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #10. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Rio Grande Valley are $15,151, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Physician Assistant at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

#2

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#11 in overall quality

$19,890 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 17 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Mexico - Main Campus are $19,890.

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#3

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona

#9 in overall quality

$19,489 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Northern Arizona University is a large public school situated in Flagstaff, Arizona. It awarded 49 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

NAU also made our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #9. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NAU are $19,489.

Full NAU Physician Assistant Report

#4

Hardin - Simmons University

Abilene, Texas

#12 in overall quality

$14,320 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Hardin - Simmons University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Abilene, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 29 diplomas to qualified masters’s physician assistant students in 2019-2020.

Hardin - Simmons not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Hardin - Simmons University are $14,320.

Full Hardin - Simmons Physician Assistant Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physician Assistant (With Aid)

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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