2026 Best Physician Assistant Schools in Washington
Physician Assistant degree programs prepare students for a range of careers in the field. A focused field like this rewards careful comparison of the schools that offer it.
For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for physician assistant students pursuing a degree.
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Best Schools for Physician Assistant in Washington
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall physician assistant education in Washington.
Top Schools in Physician Assistant
No school ranked higher than University Of Washington Seattle Campus this year for physician assistant. University Of Washington Seattle Campus is a very large public school located in the city of Seattle. About 85% of students finish within six years. University Of Washington Seattle Campus awarded about 156 physician assistant degrees in the most recent data year. Graduates of the physician assistant program make about $131,897 in their early career. Students borrow a median of $31,625 to complete this degree.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 2 schools evaluated.
- 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 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.
