2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Physician Assistant

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Physician Assistant ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 389 doctor's degrees in physician assistant during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Physician Assistant School for Your Doctor's Degree

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for physician assistant, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

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This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for physician assistant.

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Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Physician Assistant in the United States

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in physician assistant.

Most Well Attended Schools for Physician Assistant Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

University of Lynchburg
Lynchburg, VA

284 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In VA

#1 Best Quality In VA

University of Lynchburg is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in physician assistant. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Lynchburg is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in physician assistant in Virginia.

There were roughly 284 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at Lynchburg in the most recent data year.

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Lincoln Memorial University
Harrogate, TN

57 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In TN

#1 Best Quality In TN

Lincoln Memorial University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in physician assistant. LMU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Harrogate. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in physician assistant in Tennessee.

There were about 57 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at LMU in the most recent data year.

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3

Baylor University
Waco, TX

34 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In TX

#1 Best Quality In TX

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in physician assistant needs to look into Baylor University. Located in the city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in physician assistant in Texas.

There were about 34 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at Baylor in the most recent data year.

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Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Boston, MA

14 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MA

#1 Best Quality In MA

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in physician assistant needs to take a look at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Located in the large city of Boston, MCPHS University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in physician assistant in Massachusetts.

There were approximately 14 physician assistant individuals who graduated with this degree at MCPHS University in the most recent year we have data available.

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Rocky Mountain College
Billings, MT

#1 Most Popular In MT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the midsize city of Billings, Rocky is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. More information about a doctorate in physician assistant from Rocky Mountain College

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.