2024 Best Physician Assistant Schools in Minnesota
4Colleges in Minnesota
120Physician Assistant Degrees Awarded
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 4 schools in Minnesota to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of physician assistant. Combined, these schools handed out 120 degrees in physician assistant to qualified students.
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.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Physician Assistant Schools in Minnesota list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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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.
Bethel University Minnesota is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in physician assistant. Located in the large suburb of Saint Paul, Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #391 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Bethel University Minnesota is a great university overall.
There were approximately 30 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at Bethel University Minnesota in the most recent data year.
St Catherine University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in physician assistant. Located in the city of Saint Paul, St. Kate's is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 16th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were about 31 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at St. Kate's in the most recent data year.
Augsburg University is a good choice for students interested in a degree in physician assistant. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Augsburg is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 28th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were roughly 31 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at Augsburg in the most recent data year.
The College of Saint Scholastica is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in physician assistant. Located in the city of Duluth, St. Scholastica is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #296 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means St. Scholastica is a great college overall.
There were roughly 28 physician assistant students who graduated with this degree at St. Scholastica 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).