If you pursue a degree in physician assistant, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #71 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
College Factual reviewed 11 schools in Florida 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 719 degrees in physician assistant annually.
Your choice of physician assistant school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Physician Assistant School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 Florida.
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The schools below may not offer all types of physician assistant degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
It's difficult to beat Nova Southeastern University if you want to pursue a degree in physician assistant. NUS Florida is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale. This university ranks 14th out of 70 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were roughly 242 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at NUS Florida in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Florida is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in physician assistant. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #56 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UF is a great university overall.
There were roughly 57 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent data year.
Barry University is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in physician assistant. Barry University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Miami. This university ranks 40th out of 70 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were roughly 100 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at Barry University in the most recent year we have data available.
It is difficult to beat AdventHealth University if you want to pursue a degree in physician assistant. AHU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Orlando.
There were roughly 29 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at AHU in the most recent data year.
Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #117 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Florida State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 49 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at Florida State in the most recent data year.
USF Tampa is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Tampa. A Best Colleges rank of #198 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means USF Tampa is a great university overall.
There were about 48 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at USF Tampa in the most recent year we have data available.
FIU is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Miami. A Best Colleges rank of #262 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means FIU is a great university overall.
There were about 41 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at FIU in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
Your choice of physician assistant school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Physician Assistant School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
