Which State Has the Largest Number of Pa Programs?

The states with the largest numbers of Physician Assistant Programs are:

New York (21 Physician Assistant Programs)

1. Albany Medical College
2. CCNY Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education
3. Clarkson University
4. Cornell University
5. CUNY York College
6. D’youville College
7. Daemen College
8. Hofstra University
9. Le Moyne College
10. Long Island University
11. Mercy College
12. New York Institute of Technology
13. Pace University
14. Rochester Institute of Technology
15. St. John’s University
16. Stony Brook University
17. SUNY Downstate Medical Center
18. SUNY Upstate Medical Center
19. Touro College (Bay Shore)
20. Touro College (Manhattan)
21. Wagner College

Pennsylvania (20 Physician Assistant Programs)

1. Arcadia University
2. Chatham University
3. Desales University
4. Drexel University
5. Duquesne University
6. Gannon University
7. King’s College
8. Lock Haven University
9. Marywood University
10. Misericordia University
11. Penn State University
12. Pennsylvania College of Technology
13. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
14. Philadelphia University
15. Saint Francis University
16. Salus University
17. Seton Hill University
18. Thomas Jefferson University
19. University of Pittsburgh
20. University of the Sciences of Philadelphia

California (10 Physician Assistant Programs)

1. Loma Linda University
2. Marshall B. Ketchum University
3. Riverside Community College
4. Samuel Merritt College
5. San Joaquin Valley College
6. Stanford University
7. Touro University (California)
8. University of California-Davis
9. University Of Southern California (LA)
10. Western University of Health Sciences

Florida (9 Physician Assistant Programs)

1. Barry University
2. Keiser University
3. Miami-Dade College
4. Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale
5. Nova Southeastern University, Jacksonville
6. Nova Southeastern University, Orlando  Accredited-Probationary
7. Nova Southeastern University, Southwest
8. South University, Tampa Florida
9. University of Florida

Programs in these four states made up more than one-third of all programs, roughly (34%).