Physician Assistant
Ranked in 2011
Physician Assistant Rankings Methodology
Physician assistants have many of the same responsibilities as doctors, though they work under a physician's or surgeon's supervision. A PA can diagnose a patient and prescribe treatment. These are the top physician assistant schools.
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Rank
College name
Score
#1
Duke University
Durham, NC
4.4
#2
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
4.3
#2
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
4.3
#4
Emory University
Atlanta, GA
4.1
#4
George Washington University
Washington, DC
4.1
#6
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
4.0
#6
Oregon Health and Sciences University
Portland, OR
4.0
#8
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey--Newark
Piscataway, NJ
3.9
#8
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center--Dallas
Dallas, TX
3.9
#8
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
3.9
#11
Quinnipiac University
Hamden, CT
3.8
#11
University of Colorado--Denver
Aurora, CO
3.8
#13
Interservice Physician Assistant Program
Fort Sam Houston, TX
3.7
#13
Northeastern University
Boston, MA
3.7
#13
Stony Brook University--SUNY
Stony Brook, NY
3.7
#16
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE
3.6
#16
University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, OK
3.6
#18
Philadelphia University
Philadelphia, PA
3.5
#18
University of Texas Health Science Center--San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
3.5
#18
Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC
3.5
#18
Yale University
New Haven, CT
3.5
#22
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
3.4
#22
Midwestern University
Glendale, AZ
3.4
#22
Shenandoah University
Winchester, VA
3.4
#25
DeSales University
Center Valley, PA
3.3