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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Iowa” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across Iowa, there were 148 physician assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 123 physician assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,298 and $45,299 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in Iowa” ranking, we looked at 4 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the physician assistant program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

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

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

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$27,613 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in Iowa. University of Iowa is a large school located in Iowa City, Iowa that handed out 25 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Saint Ambrose University

Davenport, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$18,150 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Ambrose University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in Iowa. St. Ambrose University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Davenport, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 30 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Ambrose University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at St. Ambrose University are $18,150, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center

Des Moines, Iowa

#3 in overall quality

$18,967 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in Iowa. Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center is a private not-for-profit institution located in Des Moines, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 46 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center are $18,967, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine Physician Assistant Report

#4

University of Dubuque

Dubuque, Iowa

#4 in overall quality

$13,140 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Physician Assistant Schools for a Master’s in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Dubuque landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Dubuque is a small school located in Dubuque, Iowa that handed out 22 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

UD also took the #4 spot in our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UD are $13,140, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Physician Assistant at UD

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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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