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2022 Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts

7 Ranked Colleges
436 Degrees Awarded
$33,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master's in Massachusetts

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across Massachusetts, there were 487 physician assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 436 physician assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,240 and $41,137 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts” ranking looked at 7 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts

The colleges and universities below are the best for massachusetts master’s degree physician assistant students.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physician Assistant in Massachusetts

#1

Westfield State University

Westfield, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Westfield State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Westfield is a medium-sized school located in Westfield, Massachusetts that handed out 22 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

Westfield not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Westfield State University are $6,696, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences landed the #2 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 210 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MCPHS University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences are $23,280, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Bay Path University

Longmeadow, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bay Path University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts list. Located in Longmeadow, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 27 degrees to qualified masters’s physician assistant students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our massachusetts master’s degree physician assistant students list, Bay Path has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Bay Path University are $19,235.

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#4

Springfield College

Springfield, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Springfield College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Springfield, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 34 degrees to qualified masters’s physician assistant students in 2019-2020.

Springfield College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Springfield College are $33,535, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network landed the #5 spot on the list. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 38 masters’s physician assistant degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network are $24,938.

Read more about Physician Assistant at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network

#6

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Tufts University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts ranking. Tufts University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Medford, Massachusetts. It awarded 50 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tufts, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts University are $55,168, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Physician Assistant at Tufts

#7

MGH Institute of Health Professions

Boston, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

MGH Institute of Health Professions did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts ranking, coming in at #7. MGH Institute of Health Professions is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 50 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

MGH Institute of Health Professions did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at MGH Institute of Health Professions are $69,686, 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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