2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physician Assistant in Colorado

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Colorado” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 10,746 people earned their degree in physician assistant, making the major the 76th most popular in the United States.

Across Colorado, there were 67 physician assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 67 physician assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,789 and $41,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in Colorado” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

More Ways to Rank Physician Assistant Schools

The physician assistant school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in Colorado”.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in Colorado.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physician Assistant in Colorado

#1

Red Rocks Community College

Lakewood, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$12,345 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Red Rocks Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Red Rocks Community College is located in Lakewood, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 28 masters’s physician assistant degrees to qualified students.

Red Rocks Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Red Rocks Community College are $12,345, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Physician Assistant at Red Rocks Community College

#2

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Denver, Colorado

#2 in overall quality

$23,915 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 39 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz also took the #2 spot in our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CU Anschutz are $23,915.

Read more about Physician Assistant at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

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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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