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

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 Georgia” 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 Georgia, there were 231 physician assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 231 physician assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,988 and $43,995 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in Georgia” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in physician assistant. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great physician assistant programs and 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 Master’s in Georgia

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

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physician Assistant in Georgia

#1

Augusta University

Augusta, Georgia

#2 in overall quality

$20,712 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Augusta University landed the #1 spot on the list. Augusta, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s physician assistant degrees to 43 students in 2019-2020.

Augusta University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Augusta University are $20,712, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Augusta University Physician Assistant Report

#2

Mercer University

Macon, Georgia

#3 in overall quality

$15,264 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mercer University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in Georgia list. Mercer is a medium-sized school located in Macon, Georgia that handed out 67 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mercer, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Mercer University are $15,264.

Read full report on Physician Assistant at Mercer University

#3

South University, Savannah

Savannah, Georgia

#4 in overall quality

$16,320 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South University, Savannah. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in Georgia. Located in Savannah, Georgia, this small private for-profit school handed out 69 degrees to qualified masters’s physician assistant students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at South University, Savannah, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at South University, Savannah are $16,320.

Full South University, Savannah Physician Assistant Report

#4

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia

#1 in overall quality

$44,676 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Emory University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 52 degrees to qualified masters’s physician assistant students in 2019-2020.

Emory not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emory University are $44,676, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Emory University Physician Assistant Report

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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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