by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual reviewed 3 schools in Alabama to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of physician assistant. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 124 degrees in physician assistant during the 2020-2021 academic year.
What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings
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.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Physician Assistant Schools in Alabama list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.
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.
Samford University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in physician assistant. Samford is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Birmingham. A Best Colleges rank of #243 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Samford is a great university overall.More information about a degree in physician assistant from Samford University
It is hard to beat University of Alabama at Birmingham if you want to pursue a degree in physician assistant. UAB is a fairly large public university located in the city of Birmingham. This university ranks 5th out of 40 colleges for overall quality in the state of Alabama.More information about a degree in physician assistant from University of Alabama at Birmingham
Every student pursuing a degree in physician assistant has to take a look at University of South Alabama. Located in the medium-sized city of Mobile, USA is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 40 schools for overall quality in the state of Alabama.More information about a degree in physician assistant from University of South Alabama
Explore all the Best Physician Assistant Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 715 | 668 |
| North Carolina | 710 | 515 |
| Georgia | 690 | 233 |
| Virginia | 630 | 610 |
| Tennessee | 624 | 415 |
| South Carolina | 530 | 175 |
| Kentucky | 518 | 121 |
| Mississippi | 501 | 31 |
| Louisiana | 489 | 91 |
| Arkansas | 466 | 74 |
| West Virginia | 410 | 81 |
Physician Assistant is one of 23 different types of Allied Health Professions programs to choose from.
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