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Hybrid Learning. Real-World Training. In-Demand Career.

Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies.

Hybrid Learning. Real-World Training. In-Demand Career.

Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies.

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A Century of Excellence in Health Sciences Education

For over 100 years, Northeast College of Health Sciences has been preparing healthcare leaders through evidence-informed programs rooted in tradition and enhanced by technology. Today, our nearly 10,000 alumni are transforming lives in the U.S. and across the globe.

Earn Your M.S. in Physician Assistant Studies in Just 2 Years.

  • Be Part of an In-Demand Profession: Be a professional with highly in-demand skills, with the U.S Bureau of Labor projecting 28% job growth for physician assistants/associates by 2033 and a median PA salary of more than $130,000 (2023).
  • Join a Holistic Healthcare Team: Work alongside a collaborative, integrated healthcare team and explore specialization in areas like surgery, emergency medicine, or orthopedics—all without needing additional years of training.
  • Hands-On Patient Care: Diagnose, treat, and care for patients directly—without the excessive schooling, long residencies, or high-stress environments common to other healthcare pathways.
  • Graduate Faster with Less Debt: Earn your degree in less time, accumulate less student debt, and start building your career—and income—sooner.

Why Choose Northeast College?

  • 100% Focused on Healthcare: Learn at a College that focuses exclusively on training healthcare leaders and join our tight-knit community that shares your passion for health and wellness.
  • Hybrid Study, On-campus and Online: Spend your first trimester at Northeast’s Seneca Falls, NY, location, then learn online with synchronous coursework in trimesters 2-3. Then in year 2, you’ll be ready to be fully hands-on at diverse clinical sites throughout New York state and beyond.
  • Faculty Mentors: Connect with experienced faculty who mentor and model what it takes to be a leader in healthcare.
  • Cutting-Edge Technology: Learn via our virtual anatomy tables, human cadaveric dissection lab and customized integrated learning spaces, with high-tech simulated outpatient facilities and classrooms.

A Century of Excellence in Health Sciences Education

For over 100 years, Northeast College of Health Sciences has been preparing healthcare leaders through evidence-informed programs rooted in tradition and enhanced by technology. Today, our nearly 10,000 alumni are transforming lives in the U.S. and across the globe.

“Northeast has created a strong foundation, based on its diverse health sciences programs, that serves the success of the PA program and other clinical health science offerings."

Dr. Scott Richards (Director, M.S. in physician assistant studies)

Accreditation.

Northeast College of Health Sciences has applied for Accreditation - Provisional from the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA). Northeast College of Health Sciences anticipates matriculating its first class in September 2026, pending achieving Accreditation - Provisional status at the April 2026 ARC-PA meeting. Accreditation - Provisional is an accreditation status granted when the plans and resource allocation, if fully implemented as planned, of a proposed program that has not yet enrolled students appear to demonstrate the program’s ability to meet the ARC-PA Standards or when a program holding accreditation-provisional status appears to demonstrate continued progress in complying with the Standards as it prepares for the graduation of the first class (cohort) of students.

Students cannot be matriculated or enrolled without this accreditation. Should the program not receive ARC-PA provisional accreditation, the anticipated program start will be delayed until accreditation is received.

The M.S. in Physician Assistant Studies program is currently pending approval of the New York State Education Department (NYSED).

For more on institutional accreditation, please see our Consumer Information page.