by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Physician Assistant is the 71st most popular major in the country with 11,351 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 408 physician assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major” ranking analyzed 28 colleges that offered a degree in physician assistant. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their physician assistant program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wagner College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major list. Wagner College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Staten Island, New York. It awarded 72 bachelors’s physician assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend D’Youville College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major. D’Youville College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Buffalo, New York. It awarded 36 bachelors’s physician assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Physician Assistant at D’Youville College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Springfield College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major. Springfield College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Springfield, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 28 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Rochester Institute of Technology landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Rochester, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 66 degrees to qualified bachelors’s physician assistant students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Rochester Institute of Technology Physician Assistant Report
Out of the 28 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Pennsylvania College of Technology landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, this small public school awarded 22 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s physician assistant students in 2020-2021.
Oakwood University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major list. Located in Huntsville, Alabama, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s physician assistant students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Physician Assistant at Oakwood University
Duquesne University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major ranking. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s physician assistant degrees to 35 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
St John’s University - New York ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major list. St John’s University - New York is a private not-for-profit institution located in Queens, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 55 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Hofstra University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major list. Hofstra University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Hempstead, New York. It awarded 26 bachelors’s physician assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Cleveland State University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major list. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 31 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s physician assistant students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Physician Assistant at Cleveland State University
University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major ranking. UW Seattle is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 29 bachelors’s physician assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Western Michigan University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major ranking. Western Michigan University is a public institution located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
LIU Post came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major ranking. LIU Post is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Brookville, New York. It awarded 38 bachelors’s physician assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Pacific University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major ranking. Pacific is located in Forest Grove, Oregon and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 57 bachelors’s physician assistant degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
King’s College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major ranking, coming in at #13. King’s College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. It awarded 65 bachelors’s physician assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
York College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major ranking, coming in at #13. York College is a medium-sized public school situated in Jamaica, New York. It awarded 28 bachelors’s physician assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Kentucky ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major list. University of Kentucky is located in Lexington, Kentucky and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 52 bachelors’s physician assistant degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Physician Assistant at University of Kentucky
Carroll University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major list. Carroll U is a small school located in Waukesha, Wisconsin that handed out 19 bachelors’s physician assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #13, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major list. SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is a public institution located in Brooklyn, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Physician Assistant Report
College of Staten Island CUNY came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major ranking. CSI is a fairly large school located in Staten Island, New York that handed out 0 bachelors’s physician assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Nebraska Medical Center landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major ranking. This small school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 72 bachelors’s physician assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 2 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Seton Hill University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major ranking. Greensburg, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s physician assistant degrees to 40 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Physician Assistant at Seton Hill University
Touro College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 175 bachelors’s physician assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
Saint Francis University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major ranking. This small school is located in Loretto, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 100 bachelors’s physician assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major ranking, coming in at #13. SIUC is a fairly large school located in Carbondale, Illinois that handed out 39 bachelors’s physician assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
St. Francis College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major ranking. Brooklyn Heights, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s physician assistant degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The City College of New York came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major ranking. The City College of New York is a fairly large public school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 32 bachelors’s physician assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full The City College of New York Physician Assistant Report
With a ranking of #13, University of Maryland Eastern Shore did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major list. University of Maryland Eastern Shore is a small school located in Princess Anne, Maryland that handed out 0 bachelors’s physician assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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