2017 Physician Assistant Program 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

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.

PA School Tuition Table

PA Program	Resident Tuition	Nonresident Tuition	State	Months
Adventist University of Health Sciences	76,000	76,000	Florida	27
Albany Medical College	57,477	57,477	New York	28
Alderson-Broaddus University	82,565	82,565	West Virginia	27
Anne Arundel Community College	0	0	Maryland	25
Arcadia University	83,220	83,220	Pennsylvania	24
Arizona School of Health Sciences	79,617	79,617	Arizona	26
Augsburg College	84,000	84,000	Minnesota	31
Augusta University	48,825	97,650	Georgia	27
Baldwin Wallace University	78,000	78,000	Ohio	24
Barry University	80,000	80,000	Florida, Virgin Islands	28
Bay Path College	101,400	101,400	Massachusetts	24
Baylor College of Medicine	69,794	69,794	Texas	30
Bethel University Tennessee	75,600	75,600	Tennessee	27
Bethel University Minnesota	86,000	86,000	Minnesota	27
Boston University	85,800	85,800	Massachusetts	28
Bryant University	90,001	90,001	Rhode Island	27
Butler University	83,000	83,000	Indiana	24
Campbell University	73,200	73,200	North Carolina	28
Carroll University	66,469	66,469	Wisconsin	24
Case Western Reserve University	85,000	85,000	Ohio	27
CCNY Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education	42,139	63,364	New York	28
Central Michigan University	63,050	99,580	Michigan	27
Chapman University (California)	50,000	50,000	California	24
Chatham University	83,000	83,000	Pennsylvania	24
Christian Brothers University	79,000	79,000	Tennessee	27
Clarkson University	104,485	104,485	New York	28
College of Saint Joseph	0	0	Vermont	24
College of Saint Mary	75,000	75,000	Nebraska	24
College of Saint Scholastica	88,500	88,500	Minnesota	24
Concordia University	78,505	78,505	Wisconsin	26
Cornell University	81,132	81,132	New York	26
CUNY York College	40,041	75,290	New York	24
Cuyahoga Community College	31,492	55,821	Ohio	28
D'youville College	107,550	107,550	New York	54
Daemen College	93,080	93,080	New York	33
Des Moines University	66,420	66,420	Iowa	25
Desales University	63,000	63,000	Pennsylvania	24
Drexel University	79,326	79,326	Pennsylvania	27
Duke University Medical Center	79,268	79,268	North Carolina	24
Duquesne University	231,147	231,147	Pennsylvania	54
East Carolina University	41,354	85,461	North Carolina	27
Eastern Michigan University	70,546	121,329	Michigan	24
Eastern Virginia Medical School	72,863	83,622	Virginia	28
Elon University	82,782	82,782	North Carolina	27
Emory University	99,799	99,799	Georgia	29
Emory & Henry College	76,000	76,000	Virginia	27
Florida Gulf Coast University	0	0	Florida	27
Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine	62,798	83,203	Florida	27
Francis Marion University	63,000	126,000	South Carolina	27
Franklin College	0	0	Indiana	27
Franklin Pierce University	90,000	90,000	New Hampshire	27
Gannon University	176,240	176,240	Pennsylvania	24
Gardner Webb University	78,308	78,308	North Carolina	28
George Washington University	86,148	86,148	District of Columbia	24
Grand Valley State University	65,302	84,872	Michigan	28
Hardin-Simmons University	68,000	68,000	Texas	27
Harding University	80,989	80,989	Arkansas	28
Heritage University	78,400	78,400	Washington	24
High Point University	83,893	83,893	North Carolina	27
Hofstra University	97,000	97,000	New York	28
Howard University	67,546	67,546	District of Columbia	33
Idaho State University	63,990	105,804	Idaho	24
Indiana State University	40,000	80,000	Indiana	29
Indiana University School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences	57,511	84,575	Indiana	27
Interservice	0	0	Texas	29
James Madison University	40,016	86,428	Virginia	28
Jefferson College of Health Sciences	78,275	78,275	Virginia	27
Johnson & Wales University	90,000	90,000	Rhode Island	24
Keiser University	57,564	57,564	Florida	24
Kettering College	79,730	79,730	Ohio	27
King's College	40,650	40,650	Pennsylvania	24
Lake Erie College	72,800	72,800	Ohio	27
Le Moyne College	84,000	84,000	New York	24
Lenoir-Rhyne University	77,000	77,000	North Carolina	27
Lincoln Memorial	97,169	97,169	Tennessee	27
Lock Haven University	53,736	76,874	Pennsylvania	24
Loma Linda University	89,100	89,100	California	24
Long Island University	106,000	106,000	New York	28
Louisiana State University - New Orleans	51,813	92,321	Louisiana	29
Louisiana State University - Shreveport	35,000	60,000	Louisiana	27
Lynchburg College	80,092	80,092	Virginia	27
Marietta College	77,162	77,162	Ohio	26
Marist College	85,500	85,500	New York	24
Marquette University	114,000	114,000	Wisconsin	33
Marshall B. Ketchum University	97,625	97,625	California	27
Mary Baldwin College	81,768	81,768	Virginia	27
Marywood University	57,275	57,275	Pennsylvania	27
MCPHS University (Boston)	122,625	122,625	Massachusetts	30
MCPHS University (Manchester/Worcester)	87,804	87,804	New Hampshire	24
MCPHS University (Manchester/Worcester)	81,900	81,900	Massachusetts	24
Medical University of South Carolina	128,000	132,000	South Carolina	27
Mercer University	72,000	72,000	Georgia	28
Mercy College	83,250	83,250	New York	27
Mercyhurst University	83,011	83,011	Pennsylvania	24
Methodist University	85,976	85,976	North Carolina	27
MGH Institute of Health Professions	117,236	117,236	Massachusetts	25
Miami-Dade College	25,000	45,000	Florida	27
Midwestern University (Downers Grove)	99,032	99,032	Illinois	27
Midwestern University (Glendale)	95,193	95,193	Arizona	27
Misericordia University	76,800	76,800	Pennsylvania	24
Milligan College	81,190	81,190	Tennessee	28
Mississippi College	73,600	73,600	Mississippi	30
Missouri State University	39,399	60,647	Missouri	24
Monmouth University	112,880	112,880	New Jersey	31
Mount St. Joseph University	73,150	73,150	Ohio	27
New York Institute of Technology	113,190	113,190	New York	30
Northeastern University	69,000	69,000	Massachusetts	24
North Greenville University	96,000	96,000	South Carolina	27
Northeastern State University - OK	39,400	69,400	Oklahoma	24
Northern Arizona University	0	0	Arizona	24
Northwestern University	43,309	43,309	Illinois	24
Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale	74,655	74,655	Florida	27
Nova Southeastern University, Fort Myers	74,665	74,665	Florida	27
Nova Southeastern University, Jacksonville	0	0	Florida	27
Nova Southeastern University, Orlando	74,655	74,655	Florida	27
Ohio Dominican University	75,858	75,858	Ohio	27
Ohio University	58,000	60,000	Ohio	27
Oklahoma City University	75,000	75,000	Oklahoma	28
Oregon Health & Science University	81,162	81,162	Oregon	26
Our Lady of the Lake College	92,000	92,000	Louisiana	28
Pace University	125,000	125,000	New York	27
Pacific University	90,041	90,041	Oregon	27
Penn State University	73,152	73,152	Pennsylvania	24
Pennsylvania College of Technology	56,982	56,982	Pennsylvania	24
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine	88,319	88,319	Pennsylvania	26
Philadelphia University	84,990	84,990	Pennsylvania	25
Quinnipiac University	95,000	95,000	Connecticut	27
Red Rocks Community College	47,084	47,084	Colorado	25
Riverside Community College	0	0	California	24
Rochester Institute of Technology	76,500	76,500	New York	30
Rocky Mountain College	93,861	93,846	Montana	26
Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions	103,000	103,000	Utah	28
Rosalind Franklin Univ of Medicine	63,176	63,176	Illinois	24
Rush University	96,000	96,000	Illinois	30
Rutgers University	71,820	71,820	New Jersey	30
Sacred Heart University	107,040	107,040	Connecticut	27
Saint Catherine University	73,920	73,920	Minnesota	28
Saint Francis University	86,900	86,900	Pennsylvania	24
Saint Louis University	80,150	80,150	Missouri	27
Salus University	77,275	77,275	Pennsylvania	25
Samuel Merritt College	88,000	88,000	California	27
Seton Hall University	108,960	108,960	New Jersey	33
Seton Hill University	88,480	88,480	Pennsylvania	27
Shenandoah University	72,756	72,756	Virginia	30
Slippery Rock University	81,000	81,000	Pennsylvania	24
South College	81,900	81,900	Tennessee	27
South University (Georgia)	75,555	75,555	Georgia	27
South University (Tampa)	74,000	74,000	Florida	27
South University (West Palm Beach)	75,555	75,555	Florida	27
Southern California University of Health Sciences	87,344	87,344	California	28
Southern Illinois University	83,000	149,000	Illinois	26
Springfield College	114,158	114,158	Massachusetts	27
St. Ambrose University	87,000	87,000	Iowa	29
St. John's University	72,900	72,900	New York	24
Stanford University	0	0	California	21
Stephens College	76,000	76,000	Missouri	27
Stony Brook University	46,000	114,600	New York	24
Sullivan University	81,100	81,100	Kentucky	24
SUNY Downstate Medical Center	39,000	77,735	New York	27
SUNY Upstate Medical Center	32,150	62,425	New York	27
Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine	80,000	84,000	Pennsylvania	26
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center	38,710	87,439	Texas	0
Thomas Jefferson University	78,000	78,000	Pennsylvania	27
Touro College (Bay Shore)	80,000	80,000	New York	24
Touro College (Manhattan)	106,000	106,000	New York	32
Touro University - California	124,360	124,360	California	33
Touro University Las Vegas	98,000	98,000	Nevada	28
Towson University CCBC - Essex	31,325	52,026	Maryland	26
Trevecca Nazarene University	92,300	92,300	Tennessee	27
Trine University	87,100	87,100	Indiana	28
Tufts University School of Medicine	80,000	80,000	Massachusetts	25
Union College	108,160	108,160	Nebraska	33
University of Alabama at Birmingham	63,275	121,375	Alabama	27
University of Arkansas	42,000	70,000	Arkansas	28
University of Bridgeport	80,000	80,000	Connecticut	28
University of California-Davis	0	0	California	27
University of Charleston	80,024	80,024	West Virginia	28
University of Colorado	47,838	103,582	Colorado	36
University of Dayton	77,770	77,770	Ohio	27
University of Detroit/Mercy	93,138	93,138	Michigan	24
University of Dubuque	70,000	70,000	Iowa	27
University of Evansville	84,000	84,000	Indiana	29
University of Findlay	84,000	84,000	Ohio	28
University of Florida	55,320	122,994	Florida	24
University of Incarnate Word	0	0	Texas	27
University of Iowa	40,315	84,385	Iowa	28
University of Kentucky	50,000	100,000	Kentucky	29
University of La Verne	47,500	47,500	California	27
University of Maryland Eastern Shore	0	0	Maryland	28
University of Missouri - Kansas City	69,556	82,678	Missouri	27
University of Mount Union	70,700	70,700	Ohio	27
University of Nebraska	35,055	104,511	Nebraska	28
University of Nevada, Reno	117,220	117,220	Nevada	27
University of New England	88,000	88,000	Maine	24
University of New Mexico	48,157	71,181	New Mexico	27
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill	61,000	105,000	North Carolina	24
University of North Dakota	36,630	36,630	North Dakota	24
University of North Texas HS Center Ft Worth	33,260	89,285	Texas	34
University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City	30,000	78,682	Oklahoma	30
University of Oklahoma, Tulsa	40,958	78,682	Oklahoma	27
University of Pittsburgh	77,288	89,553	Pennsylvania	24
University of Saint Francis (Fort Wayne)	96,775	96,775	Indiana	27
University of Saint Joseph	102,000	102,000	Connecticut	28
University of South Alabama	50,336	100,672	Alabama	27
University of South Carolina School of Medicine	110,472	150,267	South Carolina	27
University of South Dakota	44,604	86,049	South Dakota	24
University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine	64,000	100,000	Florida	24
University of Southern California	157,916	157,916	California	33
University of St. Francis	79,343	79,343	New Mexico	27
University of Tennessee Health Science Center	100,979	130,979	Tennessee	24
University of Texas - HS Center at San Antonio	36,000	76,000	Texas	30
University of Texas - Medical Branch at Galveston	36,000	74,000	Texas	25
University of Texas - Pan American	68,000	96,000	Texas	28
University of Texas - SW School of Health Professions	29,570	70,116	Texas	30
University of the Cumberlands	81,550	81,550	Kentucky	27
University of the Pacific	108,770	108,770	California	27
University of the Sciences of Philadelphia	96,363	96,363	Pennsylvania	34
University of Toledo	43,339	73,000	Ohio	27
University of Utah	64,874	87,970	Utah	27
University of Washington	73,861	73,861	Washington	26
University of Wisconsin - La Crosse	42,813	79,671	Wisconsin	24
University of Wisconsin - Madison	35,031	72,000	Wisconsin	24
Wagner College	93,000	93,000	New York	24
Wake Forest University	85,000	85,000	North Carolina	24
Wayne State University	36,000	72,902	Michigan	24
West Liberty University	50,400	75,600	West Virginia	24
Western Michigan University	64,874	72,902	Michigan	24
Western University of Health Sciences	80,000	80,000	California	24
Wichita State University	31,616	63,543	Kansas	26
Wingate University	75,000	75,000	North Carolina	27
Yale University School of Medicine	83,162	83,162	Connecticut	27
PA Program	Resident Tuition	Nonresident Tuition	State	Months

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Comments

Jake Calella says
August 9, 2017 at 11:14 am
Stephen,
Tuition for “The University of Tennessee Health Science Center” is 48,376, not 100k+ as that would be the total cost of attendance, including room and board.
Out of state would be an additional 32,952
As of Aug. 2, 2017
https://www.uthsc.edu/financial-aid/cost-of-attendance/documents/medicine-coa.pdf
Matthew says
May 3, 2017 at 7:37 pm
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.
- Matthew says
  May 3, 2017 at 7:38 pm
  Here is their website: http://www.utoledo.edu/med/grad/pa/prospectus.html#CostsFinAid
- Stephen Pasquini PA-C says
  May 3, 2017 at 9:14 pm
  Thanks so much Matthew, I have updated the table to reflect this.
  Stephen
PAapplicant says
January 11, 2017 at 2:45 pm
I interviewed at Barry University and their tuition is $32,800 per year. More like 80k total with fees.
- Stephen Pasquini PA-C says
  May 3, 2017 at 9:28 pm
  Thanks so much I have updated the table to reflect this info.
  Stephen
Frank says
December 4, 2016 at 1:15 pm
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.
- Stephen Pasquini PA-C says
  May 3, 2017 at 9:29 pm
  Thanks so much, I have updated the table to reflect these changes.
  Stephen
Michael Cheesman says
November 29, 2016 at 11:39 am
The PA Program for Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions (in Utah) is actually 28 months in length.
Additionally, the tuition for the class starting in 2017 is $103,290.
https://rmuohp.edu/academics/master-of-physician-assistant-studies/faq/
https://pahub.rmuohp.edu/Program-Costs
- Stephen Pasquini PA-C says
  May 3, 2017 at 9:31 pm
  Thanks so much, I have updated the table to reflect these changes.
  – Stephen
Emily Thatcher says
November 11, 2016 at 1:32 pm
MGHIHP Tuition is $90,000 for PA, $117k is total cost of attending.
- Stephen Pasquini PA-C says
  May 3, 2017 at 9:30 pm
  Thanks so much, I have updated the table to reflect these changes.
  Stephen
Alyssa says
November 10, 2016 at 9:46 am
Just thought I would let you know- the link to the Northwestern program website sends you to the Northeastern program website.
Whasan says
October 6, 2016 at 11:19 pm
Which university give accredited physician assistant program in California and what’s the cost and duration of the study.
- Stephen Pasquini PA-C says
  May 3, 2017 at 9:32 pm
  You can type “California” in the search bar above the table and it will automagically populate the programs for this state.
  – Stephen
Jayjay says
September 30, 2016 at 6:46 am
Rush University is $96,000 total tuition for 30 months
- Stephen Pasquini PA-C says
  May 3, 2017 at 9:40 pm
  Thank Jayjay,
  I have updated the table to reflect these changes.