2022 Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Doctorate

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 Doctorate” 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.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 389 physician assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree 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.

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 Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Doctorate.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physician Assistant

#1

University of Lynchburg

Lynchburg, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$11,711 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Lynchburg. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Doctorate list. Lynchburg is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lynchburg, Virginia. It awarded 284 doctorate’s physician assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

Lynchburg also made our “Best Physician Assistant Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Lynchburg are $11,711, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Lincoln Memorial University

Harrogate, Tennessee

#4 in overall quality

$21,155 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lincoln Memorial University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Doctorate list. LMU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Harrogate, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 57 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

LMU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Physician Assistant Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Lincoln Memorial University are $21,155.

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#3

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Boston, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$23,280 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences landed the #3 spot on the list. Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 14 doctorate’s physician assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

MCPHS University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Physician Assistant Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at MCPHS University are $23,280.

Full Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Physician Assistant Report

#4

Baylor University

Waco, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$36,936 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Baylor University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Doctorate. Baylor University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waco, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 34 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Baylor also made our “Best Physician Assistant Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor are $36,936, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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