PA Schools by State 2024

Physician’s assistants are what they sound like – assistant physicians. PAs can diagnose illness and prescribe medication. Physician assistants have many of the same responsibilities as doctors; however, they work under the supervision of a doctor or surgeon.

PA programs are highly competitive and require prerequisite college coursework that is similar to premedical studies. Individuals looking to become PAs are encouraged to look into potential programs during their freshman year of undergraduate to plan out which prerequisites they will take and to look into internships or jobs in the healthcare field to gain experience. To become a PA, they will complete an accredited. PA program, become certified, obtain a state license, and maintain their certification by completing 100 hours of continuing medical education credits every two years and taking a recertification exam every 10 years.

There are five states without PA schools, including

The Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc. (ARC-PA) has been the accrediting organization for PA programs since 2001. There are currently 254 ARC-PA accredited programs in the United States.

Below is a list of these programs by state.

Alabama

Faulkner University
Samford University

University of Alabama at Birmingham
University of South Alabama

Alaska

Alaska is one of six states who have MEDEX Northwest campuses that offer PA programs sponsored by the University of Washington.

MEDEX Northwest of University of Washington

Arizona

Arizona School of Health Sciences
Franklin Pierce University (Goodyear)

Midwestern University (Glendale)
Northern Arizona University

Arkansas

Harding University

University of Arkansas

California

A.T. Still University of Health Sciences (Central Coast)
California Baptist University

California State University – Monterey Bay
Chapman University
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science

Dominican University of California
Keck Graduate Institute
Loma Linda University

Marshall B. Ketchum University
Point Loma Nazarene University
Samuel Merritt University

Southern California University of Health Sciences
Stanford University
Touro University California

University of California – Davis
University of La Verne
University of South California (LA)

Univeristy of the Pacific
West Coast University - California
Western University of Health Sciences

Colorado

Colorado Mesa University
Red Rocks Community College
Rocky Vista University

University of Colorado

Connecticut

Quinnipiac University
Sacred Heart University

University of Bridgeport
University of Saint Joseph
Yale University Physician Associate Program

Yale University Physician Assistant Online Program

District of Columbia

George Washington University

Florida

AdventHealth University

Barry University
Florida Gulf Coast University
Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine

Florida State University
Gannon University – Ruskin
Miami-Dade College

Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale
Nova Southeastern University, Fort Meyers
Nova Southeastern University, Jacksonville

Nova Southeastern University, Orlando
South University, Tampa
South University, West Palm Beach

University of Florida
University of South Florida
University of Tampa

Georgia

Augusta University
Brenau University
Emory University

Mercer University
Morehouse School of Medicine
South University in Savannah

Hawaii

Hawaii is one of five states that have a PA program sponsored by the University of Washington. This means that the state of Hawaii has no program, but technically there is a program available within the state.

MEDEX Northwest of the University of Washington

Idaho

Idaho is one of five states with a PA program that technically does not belong to a university within the state, but rather it belongs to the University of Washington.

Idaho State University
MEDEX Northwest of the University of Washington

Illinois

Chamberlain University

Dominican University
Midwestern University (Downers Grove)
North Central College

Northwestern University
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine
Rush University

Southern Illinois University
Touro College - Illinois

Indiana

Butler University

Franklin College
Indiana State University
Indiana University School of Health and Human Sciences Master of Physician Assistant Studies Program (IUPUI)

Trine University
University of Evansville
University of Saint Francis (Fort Wayne)

Valparaiso University

Iowa

Des Moines University
Northwestern College

St. Ambrose University
University of Dubuque
University of Iowa

Kansas

Kansas State University
Wichita State University

Kentucky

Sullivan University

University of Kentucky
University of the Cumberlands
University of the Cumberlands, Northern Kentucky Campus

Louisiana

Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University (Our Lady of the Lake College)
Louisiana State University – New Orleans
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport

Xavier University of Louisiana

Maine

University of New England

Maryland

Frostburg State University

Towson University CCBC – Essex
University of Maryland Baltimore (Anne Arundel Community College)
University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Massachusetts

Bay Path University
Boston University School of Medicine PA Program
MCPHS University (Boston)

MGH Institute of Health Professions
Northeastern University
Springfield College

Tufts University
Westfield State University

Michigan

Central Michigan University

Concordia University - Ann Arbor
Eastern Michigan University
Grand Walley State University

Lawrence Technological
Michigan State University
University of Detroit - Mercy

University of Michigan - Flint
Wayne State University
Western Michigan University

Minnesota

Augsburg University
Bethel University
College of St. Scholastica

Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences
Saint Catherine University

Mississippi

Mississippi State College

Mississippi State Unversity - Meridian

Missouri

Drury University
Missouri State University

Saint Louis University
Stephens College
University of Missouri – Kansas City

Montana

Montana is one of five states that has a PA program sponsored by the University of Washington. They also have a program affiliated with the state of Montana.

MEDEX Northwest of the University of Washington
Rocky Mountain College

Nebraska

College of Saint Mary
Creighton University
Union College

University of Nebraska Medical Center

Nevada

Touro University Nevada
University of Nevada, Reno

New Hampshire

Franklin Pierce University
MCPHS University (Manchester/Worchester)

New Jersey

Fairleigh Dickinson University

Kean University
Monmouth University
Rutgers University

Saint Elizabeth University
Seton Hall University

New Mexico

University of New Mexico

University of St. Francis

New York

Albany Medical College
Canisius College

Clarkson University
College of Mount Saint Vincent
The CUNY School of Medicine (formerly CCNY Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education)

CUNY York College
Daeman College
D’youville College

Hofstra University
Ithaca College
Le Moyne College

Long Island University
Marist College
Mercy College

New York Institute of Technology
Pace University – Lenox Hill Hospital, NYC
Pace University – Pleasantville

Rochester Institute of Technology
St. Bonaventure University
St. John’s University (formerly SVCMC)

Stony Brook University
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
SUNY Upstate Medical Center

Touro College (Long Island)
Touro College (Manhattan)
Touro College (Middletown)

Weill Cornell Medicine Graduate School of Medical Sciences
Wagner College
Yeshiva University

North Carolina

Campbell University
Duke University Medical Center
East Carolina University

Elon University
Gardner Webb University
High Point University

Methodist University
Pfeiffer University
University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill

Wake Forest University (Bowman Gray)
Wingate University

North Dakota

University of North Dakota

Ohio

Ashland University
Baldwin Wallace University
Case Western Reserve University

Kettering College
Lake Erie College
Marietta College

Mercy College of Ohio
Mount St. Joseph University
Ohio Dominican University

Ohio University
University of Dayton
University of Findlay

University of Mount Union
University of Toledo

Oklahoma

Northeastern State University

Oklahoma City University
Oklahoma State University
University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City

University of Oklahoma, Tulsa

Oregon

George Fox University
Oregon Health and Science University

Pacific University

Pennsylvania

Arcadia University
Carlow University

Chatham University
Delaware Valley University
DeSales University

Drexel University
Duquesne University
Elizabethtown College

Gannon University
King’s College
Lock Haven University

Marywood University
Mercyhurst University
Misericordia University

Penn State University
Pennsylvania College of Technology
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Thomas Jefferson University, East Falls Campus
Saint Francis University
Saint Joseph’s University

Salus University (formerly Pennsylvania College of Optometry)
Seton Hill University
Slippery Rock University

Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine
Thiel College
Thomas Jefferson University, Center City Campus

University of Pittsburgh
West Chester University

Rhode Island

Bryant University

Johnson & Wales University

South Carolina

Charleston Southern University
Medical University of South Carolina

North Greenville University
Presbyterian College
University of South Carolina, SOM

South Dakota

University of South Dakota

Tennessee

Bethel University
Christian Brothers University

Lincoln Memorial University
Lincoln Memorial University - Knoxville
Lipscomb University

Meharry Medical College
Middle Tennesse State University
Milligan College

South College - Knoxville
South College - Nashville
Trevecca Nazarene University

University of Tennessee Health Science Center (Memphis)

Texas

Baylor College of Medicine
Hardin-Simmons University

Army Medical Center of Excellence
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
University of Mary Hardin - Baylor

University of North Texas HS Center Ft. Worth
University of Texas – HS Center at San Antonio
University of Texas – Medical Branch at Galveston

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Southwestern School of Health Professions
West Coast University - Texas

Utah

Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions
University of Utah
Utah Valley University

Virginia

Eastern Virginia Medical School
Emory & Henry College
James Madison University

Mary Baldwin University (Murphy Demming College of Health Sciences)
Radford University
Randolph-Macon College

Shenandoah University
South University, Richmond
University of Lynchburg

Washington

University of Washington

West Virginia

Alderson-Broaddus University
Marshall University

University of Charleston
West Liberty University
West Virginia University

Wisconsin

Carroll University
Concordia University
Marquette University

University of Wisconsin – La Crosse
University of Wisconsin – Madison