In the United States, 277 colleges are offering Physician Assistant programsin both undergraduate and graduate levels

The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of the Physician Assistant program is $10,291 for state residents and $33,939 for out-of-state students.

7 schools offer physician-assistant vocational programs. The average vocational program's tuition at the schools is $17,931.

266 graduate schools offer the Physician Assistant programs and the average graduate tuition & fees is $12,573 for state residents and $25,250 for out-of-state students.

The detailed information including career path and average earning after graduation can be found at Physician Assistant program page.


Physician Assistant Program 2024 Average Tuition Costs

277 colleges have the Physician Assistant program. By school type, there are 94 public and 183 private schools offering Physician Assistant program.

Of the 277 colleges, 8 schools offer online degree and/or courses for Physician Assistant program.

The following table shows the number of schools by school type and level with average tuition & fees for Physician Assistant programs.

2023-2024 Average Tuition & Fees of Physician Assistant Program by School Type and Level
Number of SchoolsTuition & FeesAvailable Online
TotalPublicPrivateIn-StateOut-of-State
Vocational Program761$17,931-
Bachelor's24915 $10,291$33,939-
Graduate26686180 $12,573$25,2508

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Health Profession Schools Offering Physician Assistant Schools By State

The following table shows the Physician Assistant schools by state. The number in parenthsis indicates the number of online programs for the program. The vocational programs includes the associate degree program.

Physician Assistant Schools By State
StateTotalPublicPrivateBachelor'sGraduateVocational
Alabama52314-
AlaskaNo Alaska schools have Physician Assistant program.
Arizona321-3-
Arkansas211-2-
California19316-17
(1)
2
Colorado431-4-
Connecticut5-5-5-
DelawareNo Delaware schools have Physician Assistant program.
District of Columbia1-1-1-
Florida1266-111
Georgia615-6-
HawaiiNo Hawaii schools have Physician Assistant program.
Idaho11--1-
Illinois81718
(1)
1
Indiana826-8-
Iowa514-5-
Kansas33--21
Kentucky312-3-
Louisiana422-4-
Maine1-1-1-
Maryland66-142
Massachusetts81718
(1)
-
Michigan96319-
Minnesota6-615-
Mississippi211-2-
Missouri523-5-
Montana1-1-1
(1)
-
Nebraska413-4-
Nevada211-2
(1)
-
New Hampshire1-1-1-
New Jersey523-5-
New Mexico11--1-
New York256191023-
North Carolina13310-13
(1)
-
North Dakota11--1-
Ohio14311113-
Oklahoma431-4-
Oregon31213-
Pennsylvania27720527-
Rhode Island2-2-2-
South Carolina523-5-
South Dakota11--1-
Tennessee817-8
(1)
-
Texas1165-11-
Utah211-2-
VermontNo Vermont schools have Physician Assistant program.
Virginia936-9
(1)
-
Washington21112-
West Virginia431-4-
Wisconsin523-5-
WyomingNo Wyoming schools have Physician Assistant program.
PRNo PR schools have Physician Assistant program.