2024 Best Physician Assistant Schools in the Great Lakes Region
35
Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
1,461
Physician Assistant Degrees Awarded
Physician Assistant is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #71 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 35 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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 1,461 degrees in physician assistant during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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Choosing a Great Physician Assistant School
The physician assistant program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Physician Assistant rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for physician assistant schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Physician Assistant Rankings by Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Physician Assistant Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you.
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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.
Best Schools for Physician Assistant in the Great Lakes Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the physician assistant degrees they offer, see the list below.
10 Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Physician Assistant
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In IL
36
Physician Assistant Degrees Awarded
Northwestern University is a great option for students interested in a degree in physician assistant. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.
There were roughly 36 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in physician assistant from Northwestern University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
6th
Most Popular In IL
Rush University is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in physician assistant. Rush University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago.
There were roughly 28 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at Rush University in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in physician assistant from Rush University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In WI
52
Physician Assistant Degrees Awarded
Any student pursuing a degree in physician assistant needs to look into University of Wisconsin - Madison. UW - Madison is a very large public university located in the city of Madison. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.
There were about 52 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in physician assistant from University of Wisconsin - Madison
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In IL
83
Physician Assistant Degrees Awarded
Every student pursuing a degree in physician assistant needs to take a look at Midwestern University - Downers Grove. Midwestern University - Downers Grove is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Downers Grove.
There were about 83 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at Midwestern University - Downers Grove in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in physician assistant from Midwestern University - Downers Grove
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In WI
51
Physician Assistant Degrees Awarded
Marquette is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Milwaukee. A Best Colleges rank of #130 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Marquette is a great university overall.
There were approximately 51 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at Marquette in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in physician assistant from Marquette University
UW - La Crosse is a fairly large public university located in the city of La Crosse. A Best Colleges rank of #267 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UW - La Crosse is a great university overall.
There were approximately 29 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at UW - La Crosse in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in physician assistant from University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
5th
Most Popular In OH
34
Physician Assistant Degrees Awarded
Located in the city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #63 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Case Western is a great university overall.
There were about 34 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at Case Western in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in physician assistant from Case Western Reserve University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In IL
66
Physician Assistant Degrees Awarded
Located in the large suburb of North Chicago, RFUMS is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.
There were roughly 66 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at RFUMS in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in physician assistant from Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In OH
57
Physician Assistant Degrees Awarded
Located in the small city of Kettering, Kettering College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
There were approximately 57 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at Kettering College in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in physician assistant from Kettering College
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In IN
44
Physician Assistant Degrees Awarded
IUPUI is a very large public university located in the large city of Indianapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #274 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means IUPUI is a great university overall.
There were approximately 44 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at IUPUI in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in physician assistant from Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis
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