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2017 Physician Assistant Program Tuition and Cost Comparison Table

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2017 Physician Assistant Tuition and Cost Comparison Table

2017 Physician Assistant Program Tuition and Cost Comparison

Tuition and cost data of resident and nonresident tuition including length and duration of all US PA programs.

Average Cost of PA School in 2017

Physician assistant program budgets have increased modestly over the past five years.

  • Average cost of resident tuition for a 27-month physician assistant program is: $71,369
  • Average cost of non-resident tuition for a 27-month physician assistant program is: $89,975
  • Average program length is 27 months

The average increase in nonresident tuition over the last five years was 3.5%, whereas resident tuition rose by 4.1%.

Of particular interest was the difference between public and private institution tuition and fees.

  • The average total resident tuition and nonresident tuition were higher for  PA programs from private institutions than from those from public institutions.
  • There was a 4% to 7% increase in the average total resident tuition for public and private institutions.
  • The average total incidental costs (books, medical equipment, etc.) for public and private institutions increased by 23% and 139%, respectively.

The Ten Most Expensive PA Schools in 2017

1. Duquesne University Pennsylvania $222,000
2. Gannon University Pennsylvania $176,240
3. University of Southern California California $157,916
4. Medical University of South Carolina South Carolina $128,000
5. Pace University New York $125,000
6. Touro University - California California $124,360
7. MCPHS University (Boston) Massachusetts $122,625
8. MGH Institute of Health Professions Massachusetts $117,236
9. University of Nevada, Reno Nevada $117,220
10. Springfield College Massachusetts $114,158

The Ten Cheapest PA Schools in 2017

1. Miami-Dade College Florida $25,000
2. Rush University Illinois $26,000
3. The University of Texas - SW School of Health Professions Texas $29,570
4. University of Oklahoma Oklahoma $30,000
5. Towson University CCBC - Essex Maryland $31,325
6. Cuyahoga Community College/Cleveland State University Ohio $31,492
7. Wichita State University Kansas $31,616
8. Barry University Florida $32,000
9. SUNY Upstate Medical Center New York $32,150
10. University of North Texas HS Center Ft Worth Texas $33,260

Graph of PA School Tuition - 219 United States PA Programs

Physician Assistant School Tuition and Cost Data 2017

Keep in mind that these are estimated costs and variables such as tuition and fees will vary greatly from year to year.

Physician Assistant Programs Sorted by Tuition

Below you will find a dynamic and searchable table of all PA school programs in the United States.

  • Tuition > $100,000 = Red
  • Tuition > $50,000 and < $100,000 = Yellow
  • Tuition < $50,000 = Green

Searchable and Sortable List (0=contact PA program)

  • Click the header label in the first row to dynamically sort the table based on that column. You can sort by resident tuition, nonresident tuition, state and program duration
  • Click the label of the column to add and review columns based on your preferences

Make sure to visit the relevant PA program website for the most current tuition, estimated costs, and fees.

You can find detailed information on each school as well as links to its corresponding website on my newly updated companion website at www.paschoolfinder.com

Here you can find an updated list of Postgraduate PA School Residency and Fellowship Programs.

wdt_ID PA Program State Resident Tuition Nonresident Tuition Months
1 Adventist University of Health Sciences Florida 76,000 76,000 27
2 Albany Medical College New York 57,477 57,477 28
3 Alderson-Broaddus University West Virginia 82,565 82,565 27
4 Anne Arundel Community College Maryland 0 0 25
5 Arcadia University Pennsylvania 83,220 83,220 24
6 Arizona School of Health Sciences Arizona 79,617 79,617 26
7 Augsburg College Minnesota 84,000 84,000 31
8 Augusta University Georgia 48,825 97,650 27
9 Baldwin Wallace University Ohio 78,000 78,000 24
10 Barry University Florida, Virgin Islands 80,000 80,000 28
11 Bay Path College Massachusetts 101,400 101,400 24
12 Baylor College of Medicine Texas 69,794 69,794 30
13 Bethel University Tennessee Tennessee 75,600 75,600 27
14 Bethel University Minnesota Minnesota 86,000 86,000 27
15 Boston University Massachusetts 85,800 85,800 28
16 Bryant University Rhode Island 90,001 90,001 27
17 Butler University Indiana 83,000 83,000 24
18 Campbell University North Carolina 73,200 73,200 28
19 Carroll University Wisconsin 66,469 66,469 24
20 Case Western Reserve University Ohio 85,000 85,000 27
21 CCNY Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education New York 42,139 63,364 28
22 Central Michigan University Michigan 63,050 99,580 27
23 Chapman University (California) California 50,000 50,000 24
24 Chatham University Pennsylvania 83,000 83,000 24
25 Christian Brothers University Tennessee 79,000 79,000 27
26 Clarkson University New York 104,485 104,485 28
27 College of Saint Joseph Vermont 0 0 24
28 College of Saint Mary Nebraska 75,000 75,000 24
29 College of Saint Scholastica Minnesota 88,500 88,500 24
30 Concordia University Wisconsin 78,505 78,505 26
31 Cornell University New York 81,132 81,132 26
32 CUNY York College New York 40,041 75,290 24
33 Cuyahoga Community College Ohio 31,492 55,821 28
34 D'youville College New York 107,550 107,550 54
35 Daemen College New York 93,080 93,080 33
36 Des Moines University Iowa 66,420 66,420 25
37 Desales University Pennsylvania 63,000 63,000 24
38 Drexel University Pennsylvania 79,326 79,326 27
39 Duke University Medical Center North Carolina 79,268 79,268 24
40 Duquesne University Pennsylvania 231,147 231,147 54
41 East Carolina University North Carolina 41,354 85,461 27
42 Eastern Michigan University Michigan 70,546 121,329 24
43 Eastern Virginia Medical School Virginia 72,863 83,622 28
44 Elon University North Carolina 82,782 82,782 27
45 Emory University Georgia 99,799 99,799 29
46 Emory & Henry College Virginia 76,000 76,000 27
47 Florida Gulf Coast University Florida 0 0 27
48 Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine Florida 62,798 83,203 27
49 Francis Marion University South Carolina 63,000 126,000 27
50 Franklin College Indiana 0 0 27
51 Franklin Pierce University New Hampshire 90,000 90,000 27
52 Gannon University Pennsylvania 176,240 176,240 24
53 Gardner Webb University North Carolina 78,308 78,308 28
54 George Washington University District of Columbia 86,148 86,148 24
55 Grand Valley State University Michigan 65,302 84,872 28
56 Hardin-Simmons University Texas 68,000 68,000 27
57 Harding University Arkansas 80,989 80,989 28
58 Heritage University Washington 78,400 78,400 24
59 High Point University North Carolina 83,893 83,893 27
60 Hofstra University New York 97,000 97,000 28
61 Howard University District of Columbia 67,546 67,546 33
62 Idaho State University Idaho 63,990 105,804 24
63 Indiana State University Indiana 40,000 80,000 29
64 Indiana University School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Indiana 57,511 84,575 27
65 Interservice Texas 0 0 29
66 James Madison University Virginia 40,016 86,428 28
67 Jefferson College of Health Sciences Virginia 78,275 78,275 27
68 Johnson & Wales University Rhode Island 90,000 90,000 24
69 Keiser University Florida 57,564 57,564 24
70 Kettering College Ohio 79,730 79,730 27
71 King's College Pennsylvania 40,650 40,650 24
72 Lake Erie College Ohio 72,800 72,800 27
73 Le Moyne College New York 84,000 84,000 24
74 Lenoir-Rhyne University North Carolina 77,000 77,000 27
75 Lincoln Memorial Tennessee 97,169 97,169 27
76 Lock Haven University Pennsylvania 53,736 76,874 24
77 Loma Linda University California 89,100 89,100 24
78 Long Island University New York 106,000 106,000 28
79 Louisiana State University - New Orleans Louisiana 51,813 92,321 29
80 Louisiana State University - Shreveport Louisiana 35,000 60,000 27
81 Lynchburg College Virginia 80,092 80,092 27
82 Marietta College Ohio 77,162 77,162 26
83 Marist College New York 85,500 85,500 24
84 Marquette University Wisconsin 114,000 114,000 33
85 Marshall B. Ketchum University California 97,625 97,625 27
86 Mary Baldwin College Virginia 81,768 81,768 27
87 Marywood University Pennsylvania 57,275 57,275 27
88 MCPHS University (Boston) Massachusetts 122,625 122,625 30
89 MCPHS University (Manchester/Worcester) New Hampshire 87,804 87,804 24
90 MCPHS University (Manchester/Worcester) Massachusetts 81,900 81,900 24
91 Medical University of South Carolina South Carolina 128,000 132,000 27
92 Mercer University Georgia 72,000 72,000 28
93 Mercy College New York 83,250 83,250 27
94 Mercyhurst University Pennsylvania 83,011 83,011 24
95 Methodist University North Carolina 85,976 85,976 27
96 MGH Institute of Health Professions Massachusetts 117,236 117,236 25
97 Miami-Dade College Florida 25,000 45,000 27
98 Midwestern University (Downers Grove) Illinois 99,032 99,032 27
99 Midwestern University (Glendale) Arizona 95,193 95,193 27
100 Misericordia University Pennsylvania 76,800 76,800 24
101 Milligan College Tennessee 81,190 81,190 28
102 Mississippi College Mississippi 73,600 73,600 30
103 Missouri State University Missouri 39,399 60,647 24
104 Monmouth University New Jersey 112,880 112,880 31
105 Mount St. Joseph University Ohio 73,150 73,150 27
106 New York Institute of Technology New York 113,190 113,190 30
107 Northeastern University Massachusetts 69,000 69,000 24
108 North Greenville University South Carolina 96,000 96,000 27
109 Northeastern State University - OK Oklahoma 39,400 69,400 24
110 Northern Arizona University Arizona 0 0 24
111 Northwestern University Illinois 89,500 89,500 24
112 Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale Florida 74,655 74,655 27
113 Nova Southeastern University, Fort Myers Florida 74,665 74,665 27
114 Nova Southeastern University, Jacksonville Florida 0 0 27
115 Nova Southeastern University, Orlando Florida 74,655 74,655 27
116 Ohio Dominican University Ohio 75,858 75,858 27
117 Ohio University Ohio 58,000 60,000 27
118 Oklahoma City University Oklahoma 75,000 75,000 28
119 Oregon Health & Science University Oregon 81,162 81,162 26
120 Our Lady of the Lake College Louisiana 92,000 92,000 28
121 Pace University New York 125,000 125,000 27
122 Pacific University Oregon 90,041 90,041 27
123 Penn State University Pennsylvania 73,152 73,152 24
124 Pennsylvania College of Technology Pennsylvania 56,982 56,982 24
125 Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Pennsylvania 88,319 88,319 26
126 Philadelphia University Pennsylvania 84,990 84,990 25
127 Quinnipiac University Connecticut 95,000 95,000 27
128 Red Rocks Community College Colorado 47,084 47,084 25
129 Riverside Community College California 0 0 24
130 Rochester Institute of Technology New York 76,500 76,500 30
131 Rocky Mountain College Montana 93,861 93,846 26
132 Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions Utah 103,000 103,000 28
133 Rosalind Franklin Univ of Medicine Illinois 63,176 63,176 24
134 Rush University Illinois 96,000 96,000 30
135 Rutgers University New Jersey 71,820 71,820 30
136 Sacred Heart University Connecticut 107,040 107,040 27
137 Saint Catherine University Minnesota 73,920 73,920 28
138 Saint Francis University Pennsylvania 86,900 86,900 24
139 Saint Louis University Missouri 80,150 80,150 27
140 Salus University Pennsylvania 77,275 77,275 25
141 Samuel Merritt College California 88,000 88,000 27
142 Seton Hall University New Jersey 108,960 108,960 33
143 Seton Hill University Pennsylvania 88,480 88,480 27
144 Shenandoah University Virginia 72,756 72,756 30
145 Slippery Rock University Pennsylvania 81,000 81,000 24
146 South College Tennessee 81,900 81,900 27
147 South University (Georgia) Georgia 75,555 75,555 27
148 South University (Tampa) Florida 74,000 74,000 27
149 South University (West Palm Beach) Florida 75,555 75,555 27
150 Southern California University of Health Sciences California 87,344 87,344 28
151 Southern Illinois University Illinois 83,000 149,000 26
152 Springfield College Massachusetts 114,158 114,158 27
153 St. Ambrose University Iowa 87,000 87,000 29
154 St. John's University New York 72,900 72,900 24
155 Stanford University California 0 0 21
156 Stephens College Missouri 76,000 76,000 27
157 Stony Brook University New York 46,000 114,600 24
158 Sullivan University Kentucky 81,100 81,100 24
159 SUNY Downstate Medical Center New York 39,000 77,735 27
160 SUNY Upstate Medical Center New York 32,150 62,425 27
161 Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine Pennsylvania 80,000 84,000 26
162 Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Texas 38,710 87,439 0
163 Thomas Jefferson University Pennsylvania 78,000 78,000 27
164 Touro College (Bay Shore) New York 80,000 80,000 24
165 Touro College (Manhattan) New York 106,000 106,000 32
166 Touro University - California California 124,360 124,360 33
167 Touro University Las Vegas Nevada 98,000 98,000 28
168 Towson University CCBC - Essex Maryland 31,325 52,026 26
169 Trevecca Nazarene University Tennessee 92,300 92,300 27
170 Trine University Indiana 87,100 87,100 28
171 Tufts University School of Medicine Massachusetts 80,000 80,000 25
172 Union College Nebraska 108,160 108,160 33
173 University of Alabama at Birmingham Alabama 63,275 121,375 27
174 University of Arkansas Arkansas 42,000 70,000 28
175 University of Bridgeport Connecticut 80,000 80,000 28
176 University of California-Davis California 0 0 27
177 University of Charleston West Virginia 80,024 80,024 28
178 University of Colorado Colorado 47,838 103,582 36
179 University of Dayton Ohio 77,770 77,770 27
180 University of Detroit/Mercy Michigan 93,138 93,138 24
181 University of Dubuque Iowa 70,000 70,000 27
182 University of Evansville Indiana 84,000 84,000 29
183 University of Findlay Ohio 84,000 84,000 28
184 University of Florida Florida 55,320 122,994 24
185 University of Incarnate Word Texas 0 0 27
186 University of Iowa Iowa 40,315 84,385 28
187 University of Kentucky Kentucky 50,000 100,000 29
188 University of La Verne California 47,500 47,500 27
189 University of Maryland Eastern Shore Maryland 0 0 28
190 University of Missouri - Kansas City Missouri 69,556 82,678 27
191 University of Mount Union Ohio 70,700 70,700 27
192 University of Nebraska Nebraska 35,055 104,511 28
193 University of Nevada, Reno Nevada 117,220 117,220 27
194 University of New England Maine 88,000 88,000 24
195 University of New Mexico New Mexico 48,157 71,181 27
196 University of North Carolina Chapel Hill North Carolina 61,000 105,000 24
197 University of North Dakota North Dakota 36,630 36,630 24
198 University of North Texas HS Center Ft Worth Texas 33,260 89,285 34
199 University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City Oklahoma 30,000 78,682 30
200 University of Oklahoma, Tulsa Oklahoma 40,958 78,682 27
201 University of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 77,288 89,553 24
202 University of Saint Francis (Fort Wayne) Indiana 96,775 96,775 27
203 University of Saint Joseph Connecticut 102,000 102,000 28
204 University of South Alabama Alabama 50,336 100,672 27
205 University of South Carolina School of Medicine South Carolina 110,472 150,267 27
206 University of South Dakota South Dakota 44,604 86,049 24
207 University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine Florida 64,000 100,000 24
208 University of Southern California California 157,916 157,916 33
209 University of St. Francis New Mexico 79,343 79,343 27
210 University of Tennessee Health Science Center Tennessee 100,979 130,979 24
211 University of Texas - HS Center at San Antonio Texas 36,000 76,000 30
212 University of Texas - Medical Branch at Galveston Texas 36,000 74,000 25
213 University of Texas - Pan American Texas 68,000 96,000 28
214 University of Texas - SW School of Health Professions Texas 29,570 70,116 30
215 University of the Cumberlands Kentucky 81,550 81,550 27
216 University of the Pacific California 108,770 108,770 27
217 University of the Sciences of Philadelphia Pennsylvania 96,363 96,363 34
218 University of Toledo Ohio 43,339 73,000 27
219 University of Utah Utah 64,874 87,970 27
220 University of Washington Washington 73,861 73,861 26
221 University of Wisconsin - La Crosse Wisconsin 42,813 79,671 24
222 University of Wisconsin - Madison Wisconsin 35,031 72,000 24
223 Wagner College New York 93,000 93,000 24
224 Wake Forest University North Carolina 85,000 85,000 24
225 Wayne State University Michigan 36,000 72,902 24
226 West Liberty University West Virginia 50,400 75,600 24
227 Western Michigan University Michigan 64,874 72,902 24
228 Western University of Health Sciences California 80,000 80,000 24
229 Wichita State University Kansas 31,616 63,543 26
230 Wingate University North Carolina 75,000 75,000 27
231 Yale University School of Medicine Connecticut 83,162 83,162 27
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  2. The cost of Duquesne’s accredited graduate part of their PA program is only $112,488. The total cost, which is now $238,320, includes all of the cost of the undergrad years as well when you enter straight from high school into their 5 year program. Someone else mentioned this in the earlier comments, but it is still not reflected in the information provided. Now it looks as if the program is much longer as well as much more expensive.

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  3. The tuition + fees of Medical University of South Carolina is NOT $128,000. That is the complete COA including lodging, board, transportation, etc.

    According to MUSC website (http://academicdepartments.musc.edu/esl/em/records/fees_17.html):
    Total tuition + fees: $61,131.00 (resident)
    Total tuition + fees: $84,581.00 (non-resident)

    Also, University of South Carolina is NOT $110,577. Again, that is the complete COA.

    According to USC website (http://pa.med.sc.edu/estimated_cost.asp).
    Total tuition + fees: $65,470.00 (resident)
    Total tuition + fees: $105,265.00 (non-resident)

    Also, Lenoir-Rhyne University has increased its tuition to $83,850 + $1900 fees. Total: $85,750

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    • Hi Esther, they are derived from the PAEA programs database along with research performed by myself and the helpful many who leave feedback and comments with corrections. With so many programs it is every changing. That is why it is always best to follow your search here with a formal search on the program’s website.

      Stephen

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  7. Looking on the University of Toledo’s website, their tuition for in-state students, for the entire program is actually $43,339 compared to the $110,000 that this website listed.

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  9. Duquesne’s costs listed are for 5 years (actually now $231,147 according to their website). Duquesne’s costs for the graduate portion are $109,932.

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  12. Just thought I would let you know- the link to the Northwestern program website sends you to the Northeastern program website.

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  13. Which university give accredited physician assistant program in California and what’s the cost and duration of the study.

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