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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Physician Assistant in North Carolina

11 Ranked Colleges
515 Degrees Awarded
$32,700 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major in North Carolina

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Physician Assistant is the 71st most popular major in the country with 11,351 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across North Carolina, there were 515 physician assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 515 physician assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,453 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major in North Carolina” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer 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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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major in North Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major in North Carolina”.

Top 11 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Physician Assistant in North Carolina

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Methodist University
Fayetteville, North Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Methodist University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major in North Carolina. Methodist is a small school located in Fayetteville, North Carolina that handed out 40 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Methodist Physician Assistant Report

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Wingate University
Wingate, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wingate University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major in North Carolina list. Wingate University is located in Wingate, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 54 masters’s physician assistant degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.

Read more about Physician Assistant at Wingate University

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Lenoir - Rhyne University
Hickory, North Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lenoir - Rhyne University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major in North Carolina. Lenoir - Rhyne University is a small school located in Hickory, North Carolina that handed out 37 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Lenoir - Rhyne University Physician Assistant Report

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Campbell University
Buies Creek, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Campbell University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major in North Carolina list. Campbell University is located in Buies Creek, North Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 52 masters’s physician assistant degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Campbell University Physician Assistant Report

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Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Wake Forest University landed the #5 spot on the list. Wake Forest University is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 85 masters’s physician assistant degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.

Read full report on Physician Assistant at Wake Forest University

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High Point University
High Point, North Carolina

High Point University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major in North Carolina ranking. High Point is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in High Point, North Carolina. It awarded 35 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Physician Assistant at High Point

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Gardner - Webb University
Boiling Springs, North Carolina

Gardner - Webb University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major in North Carolina list. Gardner - Webb is located in Boiling Springs, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 masters’s physician assistant degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Physician Assistant at Gardner - Webb University

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Elon University
Elon, North Carolina

Elon University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major in North Carolina ranking. Elon is a medium-sized school located in Elon, North Carolina that handed out 38 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.

Read full report on Physician Assistant at Elon

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Duke University
Durham, North Carolina

Duke University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major in North Carolina ranking. Durham, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s physician assistant degrees to 89 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

Read more about Physician Assistant at Duke

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East Carolina University
Greenville, North Carolina

East Carolina University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #10. ECU is located in Greenville, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 36 masters’s physician assistant degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Physician Assistant at East Carolina University

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physician Assistant Major in North Carolina ranking. Chapel Hill, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s physician assistant degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full UNC Chapel Hill Physician Assistant Report

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