2024 Best Physician Assistant Schools in North Carolina
11
Colleges in North Carolina
515
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 11 schools in North Carolina 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 515 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
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 North Carolina list to help you make the college 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 North Carolina
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 North Carolina Schools in Physician Assistant
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In NC
89
Physician Assistant Degrees Awarded
Duke University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in physician assistant. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Durham. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.
There were approximately 89 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in physician assistant from Duke University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
11th
Most Popular In NC
Every student who is interested in physician assistant needs to check out University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #43 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UNC Chapel Hill is a great university overall.
There were about 18 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in physician assistant from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In NC
85
Physician Assistant Degrees Awarded
Wake Forest University is a good option for students interested in a degree in physician assistant. Located in the city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #128 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Wake Forest University is a great university overall.
There were approximately 85 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at Wake Forest University in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in physician assistant from Wake Forest University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In NC
52
Physician Assistant Degrees Awarded
Campbell University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in physician assistant. Located in the fringe town of Buies Creek, Campbell is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 23rd out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were roughly 52 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at Campbell in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in physician assistant from Campbell University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
8th
Most Popular In NC
36
Physician Assistant Degrees Awarded
Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #414 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means ECU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 36 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at ECU in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in physician assistant from East Carolina University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
9th
Most Popular In NC
35
Physician Assistant Degrees Awarded
High Point is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of High Point. A Best Colleges rank of #865 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means High Point is a great university overall.
There were about 35 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at High Point in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in physician assistant from High Point University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
6th
Most Popular In NC
38
Physician Assistant Degrees Awarded
Elon is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized suburb of Elon. A Best Colleges rank of #235 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Elon is a great university overall.
There were approximately 38 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at Elon in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in physician assistant from Elon University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In NC
54
Physician Assistant Degrees Awarded
Located in the large suburb of Wingate, Wingate is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 36th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were about 54 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at Wingate in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in physician assistant from Wingate University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
10th
Most Popular In NC
31
Physician Assistant Degrees Awarded
Gardner - Webb is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Boiling Springs. This university ranks 25th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were about 31 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at Gardner - Webb in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in physician assistant from Gardner - Webb University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
7th
Most Popular In NC
37
Physician Assistant Degrees Awarded
Located in the small city of Hickory, Lenoir - Rhyne University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 35th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were approximately 37 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at Lenoir - Rhyne University in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in physician assistant from Lenoir - Rhyne University
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