FloresPA Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 (edited) Hello, I recently had the honor to be accepted into a PA program that is 140K. Although I am excited to start this new journey, I am concerned about the financial responsibilities that it brings. The tuition is quite high and it seems to get higher every year. My question is, at an average, how much debt do students typically end up with based strictly on tuition. Thanks in advance! Edited January 8, 2021 by FloresPA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo1 Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 First, list what your expected tuition is there so that it may be compared. Second, published debt calculations don't necessarily isolate for tuition debt alone. Average debt will vary on the program attended, what you CoL expenses are, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloresPA Posted January 6, 2021 Author Share Posted January 6, 2021 Thank you for the response. the total tuition is roughly $143,000. I hope that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo1 Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 https://health.ucdavis.edu/financialaid/coa-son.html - With California shifting towards NPs being able to practice w/o supervision, I'd give a hard look at those costs. The end-goal is being able to get a job and service your debt. Many executives in the C-suite aren't able to distinguish PA and NP, and it usually costs them less money to hire NPs. Both of these citations are old. I haven't found any new information regarding average debt for more recently graduated cohorts. https://paeaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/MSS_Indebtedness.pdf (Read pg. 3 for relevant topic info) https://www.aafp.org/dam/rgc/documents/publications-reports/reports/impact-debt-physician-assistants.pdf (Read pg. 6 for relevant topic info) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloresPA Posted January 6, 2021 Author Share Posted January 6, 2021 Awesome, thank you so much for the information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatswain2PA Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 It is a very bad idea to pay $140k tuition for a profession that averages less than that in pay, especially one that is rapidly becoming overloaded (with NPs and PAs) thus driving down wages. Unless you are already massively wealthy, have a wealthy family to pay this exorbitant tuition up front, or get an incredible amount of scholarships/grant's, I would advise you to avoid this school. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobShultz Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 I wanted to put my solution here, but guys just outstripped me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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