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

10 Ranked Colleges
603 Degrees Awarded
$26,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master's in North Carolina

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across North Carolina, there were 603 physician assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 603 physician assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,088 and $45,388 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina” ranking, we looked at 10 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.

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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Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina

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

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physician Assistant in North Carolina

#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the #1 spot on the list. ECU is a large public school situated in Greenville, North Carolina. It awarded 33 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

ECU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at East Carolina University are $20,685, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full ECU Physician Assistant Report

#2

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina list. Chapel Hill, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s physician assistant degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our north carolina master’s degree physician assistant students list, UNC Chapel Hill has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,248.

Read more about Physician Assistant at UNC Chapel Hill

#3

Gardner - Webb University

Boiling Springs, North Carolina
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Gardner - Webb University landed the #3 spot on the list. Gardner - Webb University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Boiling Springs, North Carolina. It awarded 35 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Gardner - Webb, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Gardner - Webb University are $9,050.

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#4

Wingate University

Wingate, North Carolina
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Wingate University landed the #4 spot on the list. Wingate is a small school located in Wingate, North Carolina that handed out 49 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

Wingate did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wingate University are $11,430.

Read more about Physician Assistant at Wingate University

#5

Elon University

Elon, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Elon University landed the #5 spot on the list. Elon University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Elon, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 36 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our north carolina master’s degree physician assistant students list, Elon has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Elon are $18,432, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Elon University Physician Assistant Report

#6

Campbell University

Buies Creek, North Carolina
#8 in overall quality

Campbell University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #6. Campbell is a medium-sized school located in Buies Creek, North Carolina that handed out 55 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

Campbell also made our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at Campbell are $14,985, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Campbell University Physician Assistant Report

#7

Lenoir - Rhyne University

Hickory, North Carolina
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Lenoir - Rhyne University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina list. Lenoir - Rhyne University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hickory, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 43 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lenoir - Rhyne University, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Lenoir - Rhyne University are $11,700.

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#8

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality

Wake Forest University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina ranking. Winston-Salem, North Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s physician assistant degrees to 84 students in 2019-2020.

Wake Forest University also made our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wake Forest University are $39,216, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Wake Forest University Physician Assistant Report

#9

Methodist University

Fayetteville, North Carolina
#9 in overall quality

Methodist University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina list. Located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 37 diplomas to qualified masters’s physician assistant students in 2019-2020.

Methodist did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Methodist University are $40,285, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#10

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

Duke University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #10. Duke is a private not-for-profit institution located in Durham, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 179 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Duke also took the #1 spot in our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Duke are $59,140.

Read more about Physician Assistant at Duke

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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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