2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physician Assistant in the Plains States Region
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” 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 the Plains States region, there were 704 physician assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 678 physician assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 19 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree physician assistant students.
Top 19 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physician Assistant in the Plains States Region
Out of the 19 schools in the Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bethel University Minnesota landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 32 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2019-2020.
Bethel University Minnesota did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bethel University Minnesota are $11,700, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - Springfield. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Missouri State is a large school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 28 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2019-2020.
Missouri State also took the #8 spot in our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri State are $12,042, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Full Missouri State University - Springfield Physician Assistant Report
Out of the 19 schools in the Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska Medical Center landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 66 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2019-2020.
UNMC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNMC are $26,961, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Full University of Nebraska Medical Center Physician Assistant Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Catherine University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. St. Kate’s is a small school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 34 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2019-2020.
St. Kate’s also took the #7 spot in our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at St Catherine University are $17,400, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Dakota. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Vermillion, South Dakota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s physician assistant degrees to 25 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at USD, the school also landed the #15 spot in our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at USD are $12,637.
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University of North Dakota ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. UND is a public institution located in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 28 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UND, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Dakota are $18,326.
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Saint Louis University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 39 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree physician assistant students list, SLU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Louis University are $22,074, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #8, Stephens College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Stephens is a small school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 26 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2019-2020.
Stephens not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stephens are $9,165, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Augsburg University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #9. Augsburg is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 29 masters’s physician assistant degrees to qualified students.
Augsburg also took the #13 spot in our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Augsburg are $13,165, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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The College of Saint Scholastica came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. The College of Saint Scholastica is located in Duluth, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 28 masters’s physician assistant degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at St. Scholastica, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at St. Scholastica are $15,502, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Wichita State University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Wichita State University is a fairly large public school situated in Wichita, Kansas. It awarded 45 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2019-2020.
WSU also took the #12 spot in our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WSU are $15,112, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Saint Ambrose University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Located in Davenport, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 30 diplomas to qualified masters’s physician assistant students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at St. Ambrose University, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at St. Ambrose University are $18,150, but some majors have different tuition rates.
College of Saint Mary did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #13. Omaha, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s physician assistant degrees to 24 students in 2019-2020.
Saint Mary also made our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #16. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at College of Saint Mary are $17,124.
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Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #14. Des Moines, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s physician assistant degrees to 46 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center are $18,967, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Full Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine Physician Assistant Report
University of Dubuque ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Located in Dubuque, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 22 degrees to qualified masters’s physician assistant students in 2019-2020.
UD also took the #19 spot in our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UD are $13,140, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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University of Iowa ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, this large public school awarded 25 degrees to qualified masters’s physician assistant students in 2019-2020.
Iowa also took the #4 spot in our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613.
A T Still University of Health Sciences did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Kirksville, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 99 degrees to qualified masters’s physician assistant students in 2019-2020.
A T Still University of Health Sciences also made our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at A T Still University of Health Sciences are $37,486, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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With a ranking of #18, Union College Nebraska did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Union College Nebraska is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 31 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Union College also took the #10 spot in our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Union College are $31,440.
University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Missouri - Kansas City is a public institution located in Kansas City, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree physician assistant students list, UMKC has also earned the #17 rank in our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMKC are $26,699, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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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%.
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- *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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