Best Physician Assistant Programs | Top Health Schools

Physician Assistant

Ranked in 2011

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.

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

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Rank

College name

Score

Duke University

Durham, NC

4.4

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

4.3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

4.3

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

4.1

George Washington University

Washington, DC

4.1

Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, TX

4.0

Oregon Health and Sciences University

Portland, OR

4.0

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey--Newark

Piscataway, NJ

3.9

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center--Dallas

Dallas, TX

3.9

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