by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Physician Assistant is the 71st most popular major in the country with 11,351 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 338 physician assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 338 physician assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,301 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in physician assistant. That schools that top this list have a program in physician assistant in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region master’s degree physician assistant students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rocky Mountain College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This small school is located in Billings, Montana, and it awarded 36 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions landed the #2 spot on the list. RMUoHP is a small private for-profit school situated in Provo, Utah. It awarded 51 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions Physician Assistant Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rocky Vista University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Rocky Vista University is a small school located in Parker, Colorado that handed out 31 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Idaho State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. ISU is a public institution located in Pocatello, Idaho. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 68 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Red Rocks Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Lakewood, Colorado, this medium-sized public school handed out 31 diplomas to qualified masters’s physician assistant students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 47 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #7, Colorado Mesa University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Grand Junction, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s physician assistant degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
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University of Utah came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s physician assistant degrees to 59 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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