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2023 Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Missouri

5 Ranked Colleges
215 Degrees Awarded
$28,700 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in Missouri for Physician Assistant for a Master's

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Missouri for Physician Assistant for a Master’s” 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.

Across Missouri, there were 274 physician assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Missouri for Physician Assistant for a Master’s” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in physician assistant. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality physician assistant programs as well as strong veteran support.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the physician assistant program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Missouri for Physician Assistant for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Missouri for Physician Assistant for a Master’s”.

Top 5 Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Missouri

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Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, Missouri

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Missouri for Physician Assistant for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis University landed the #1 spot on the list. Saint Louis, Missouri 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 40 students in 2020-2021.

SLU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list.According to our most recent data, Saint Louis University supports 12,229 students, and 5 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $25,162. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Missouri for Physician Assistant for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, A T Still University of Health Sciences landed the #2 spot on the list. A T Still University of Health Sciences is a small school located in Kirksville, Missouri that handed out 101 masters’s physician assistant degrees in 2020-2021.

A T Still University of Health Sciences did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list.According to our most recent data, A T Still University of Health Sciences supports 3,995 students, and 2 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 2 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $24,477. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Missouri State University - Springfield. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Missouri for Physician Assistant for a Master’s. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s physician assistant degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our missouri master’s degree vets studying physician assistant list, Missouri State has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking.According to our most recent data, Missouri State University - Springfield supports 23,505 students, and 5 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 4 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,830. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Missouri for Physician Assistant for a Master’s. University of Missouri - Kansas City is located in Kansas City, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 masters’s physician assistant degrees to qualified students.

UMKC also took the #5 spot in our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking.According to our most recent data, UMKC supports 16,147 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UMKC does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.

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Stephens College
Columbia, Missouri

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stephens College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Missouri for Physician Assistant for a Master’s. Stephens College is located in Columbia, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 masters’s physician assistant degrees to qualified students.

Stephens also made our “Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list, coming in at #4.Of the 622 students enrolled at Stephens College, 17 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 6 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,505. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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

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