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 looked at 9 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Physician Assistant Schools in Texas ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 525 degrees in physician assistant to qualified students.
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. 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.
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.
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 Texas.
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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 is difficult to beat The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio if you wish to pursue a degree in physician assistant. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UT Health San Antonio is a public university with a small student population.
There were roughly 44 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at UT Health San Antonio in the most recent data year.
It's difficult to beat The University of Texas Medical Branch if you wish to pursue a degree in physician assistant. UTMB Galveston is a small public university located in the town of Galveston.
There were roughly 88 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at UTMB Galveston in the most recent data year.
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is a great option for students interested in a degree in physician assistant. Located in the large city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.
There were roughly 57 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at TTUHSC in the most recent year we have data available.
University of North Texas Health Science Center is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in physician assistant. Located in the city of Fort Worth, UNT Health Science Center is a public university with a small student population.
There were about 74 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at UNT Health Science Center in the most recent year we have data available.
Baylor College of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Houston.
There were approximately 39 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at Baylor College of Medicine in the most recent year we have data available.
UT Rio Grande Valley is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg. This university ranks 21st out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were roughly 117 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at UT Rio Grande Valley in the most recent data year.
Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #123 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Baylor is a great university overall.
There were approximately 19 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at Baylor in the most recent data year.
Hardin - Simmons is a small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Abilene. This university ranks 79th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were roughly 31 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at Hardin - Simmons in the most recent data year.
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).
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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. 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.
