Master in Physician Associate/Assistant (Master's)

At Northeastern University Professional Programs, tuition fees are 25,088 USD per year.

Northeastern University's Physician Assistant Program, established in 1971, provides training for Physician Assistants. The program prepares students as generalist providers in primary care and for emerging healthcare aspects. Training includes hands-on skills in physical exam, cadaver, and simulation labs, alongside lectures. Graduates are prepared for national certification and licensure across all 50 states and Washington, DC.

The program is structured with integrated semesters and includes lectures, physical exam, cadaver, and simulation labs. It requires completion of a scholarly paper/capstone project and clinical rotations.

Graduates are prepared for national certification and licensure as Physician Assistants, enabling them to practice in diverse settings such as hospitals, health centers, medical group practices, emergency rooms, physician's offices, and nursing homes, often in collaboration with supervising physicians.

This program is designed for individuals seeking to become certified and licensed Physician Assistants, preparing them for leadership and innovation in healthcare.

GRE is not required.

On ground (Boston Campus), full-time only. Working while enrolled in the program is generally not feasible. For international students, tuition is around the median for US programmes.

The Boston campus dates to 1898 and is Northeastern’s founding residential campus. Located within an urban setting, it connects students with Boston’s neighborhoods and industries, as well as universities, institutes, hospitals, and technology and life sciences sectors. Public art, student clubs, recreation, and Huskies athletics contribute to campus life, while the city provides a wider setting for study and daily life.

Students can choose from majors, combined majors, and undergraduate, graduate, and PhD degrees. The campus serves as the heart of Northeastern’s global research enterprise, with collaboration across science, technology, and engineering and research directed toward global impact. The Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex provides space for collaboration, and Snell Library offers renovated facilities, technologies, tools, and resources for group work. Marino Recreation Center and Matthews Arena add fitness, recreation, hockey, basketball, and other student facilities.

For international students, Boston is one point in a university network that also includes campuses in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada. Northeastern lists locations in Arlington, Burlington, Charlotte, London, Miami, New York City, Oakland, Portland, Seattle, Silicon Valley, Toronto, and Vancouver, creating possibilities to live and learn across different cities. The Boston campus offers the broadest range of majors in the network and includes more than 400 student clubs and organizations. In Fall 2022, it had 44,000 total students, including more than 21,000 undergraduates and 18,000 graduate students.