by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major in Florida” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Physician Assistant is the 71st most popular major in the country with 11,351 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Florida, there were 668 physician assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 668 physician assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,198 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major in Florida” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer 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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The physician assistant school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major in Florida”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major in Florida”.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, South University, Tampa landed the #1 spot on the list. South University, Tampa is a small school located in Tampa, Florida that handed out 47 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, AdventHealth University landed the #2 spot on the list. AdventHealth University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Orlando, Florida. It awarded 27 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Barry University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major in Florida list. Barry University is located in Miami, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 100 masters’s physician assistant degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nova Southeastern University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major in Florida list. Fort Lauderdale, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s physician assistant degrees to 232 students 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major in Florida list. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a fairly large school located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida that handed out 39 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
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Florida Gulf Coast University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major in Florida ranking. Florida Gulf Coast University is a fairly large public school situated in Fort Myers, Florida. It awarded 20 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.
University of Florida landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major in Florida ranking. UF is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 62 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Florida State University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major in Florida list. Florida State University is a public institution located in Tallahassee, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 47 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #9. University of South Florida - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Tampa, Florida. It awarded 48 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
With a ranking of #10, Florida International University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major in Florida list. FIU is a large public school situated in Miami, Florida. It awarded 46 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
South University, West Palm Beach came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major in Florida ranking. South University, West Palm Beach is a small private for-profit school situated in Royal Palm Beach, Florida. It awarded 0 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
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