2024 Best Physician Assistant Schools in Nevada

Ranked #71 in popularity, physician assistant is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Nevada to determine which ones were the best for physician assistant students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 92 degrees in physician assistant during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Physician Assistant Schools List

Physician Assistant Rankings by Degree Level

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 the Best Physician Assistant Schools in Nevada. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.

 

Best Schools for Physician Assistant in Nevada

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the physician assistant degree levels they offer.

Top Nevada Schools in Physician Assistant

1

Touro University Nevada
Henderson, NV

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

68 Physician Assistant Degrees Awarded

4.4% Growth in Graduates

Touro University Nevada is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in physician assistant. Located in the large city of Henderson, Touro University Nevada is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a degree in physician assistant from Touro University Nevada

2

University of Nevada - Reno
Reno, NV

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Nevada - Reno is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in physician assistant. Located in the large city of Reno, UNR is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in physician assistant from University of Nevada - Reno

 

Best Physician Assistant Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Physician Assistant Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	999	587
Washington	831	156
Oregon	587	101

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Rankings in Majors Related to Physician Assistant

Physician Assistant is one of 23 different types of Allied Health Professions programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Physician Assistant

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	617
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy	64
Surgical Technology	54
Respiratory Care Therapy	53
Athletic Training	50
Radiologic Technology	32
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician	20
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology	9

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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.