Compare PA programs across California, from the Central Coast and Sacramento region to the Bay Area and Southern California. See campus locations, accreditation labels and published costs without confusing an annual rate with a full-program total.
Program and cost sources checked November 12, 2026.
Program locations and accreditation are checked against official sources. Prices retain their published scope and year; estimates and incomplete totals are identified instead of silently filling gaps.
20 programs shown
Verified totals matching your selected cost basis come first. Other prices and estimates remain below, alphabetically. Rate years can differ; this is not a ranking of total attendance cost.
Estimated tuition only; institutional fees raise the published program total to $137,574. Campus is now San Luis Obispo.
48682 + 64904 + 16230
Tuition only is $120,438 at published rates; the $133,128 program total includes general and PA fees. Future rates can change.
20073 x 6 semesters
Published tuition is $23,237 for fall 2026 and $23,934 each for spring/summer 2027. These are term rates, not a verified two-year total.
New-student tuition is $57,000 for the first 12 months. The 27-month tuition-only total needs confirmation; do not treat the annual figure as total cost.
Published full-program tuition projection includes a 3% increase in later years. Fees bring the projection to $156,915; living expenses are extra.
Published tuition total
Seven semesters at the current $18,833 rate estimate $131,831 tuition. This is a planning calculation, excluding fees and future increases.
18833 x 7 semesters
The published two-year figure combines tuition and fees. Books, equipment and living expenses are extra; tuition alone is not separated here.
71323 + 47498 tuition and fees
Tuition is $143,546; required institutional and program fees bring the total to $158,470 before living costs.
Published full-program tuition
Tuition is projected at $139,382; $143,582 includes fees. ARC-PA now lists Accreditation-Continued.
Published full-program estimate
The fixed $170,003 program price bundles tuition, standard program fees and books. Healthcare and parking are separate.
Published bundled program price
Fixed tuition is $129,920 for seven terms. Program fees, equipment and living expenses are additional.
Published full-program tuition
Nine quarters at $21,815 estimate $196,335 tuition before fees and living costs. Later-year tuition increases are not included.
21815 x 9 quarters
The dual PA/MPH program publishes $21,490 per term and a reduced rate for fewer than eight units. Its older sample budget should not be presented as a current full-program quote.
Published tuition is $21,490 per full-time term, with a reduced rate below eight credits. The page also contains an older cohort budget; confirm the full-program quote.
Program costs are the same for resident and nonresident students. The current budget lists cohort-specific tuition and fees; a single entering-cohort full-program total needs confirmation.
Published year-by-year tuition and fees sum to $172,696; health insurance and living costs are additional. This is not a tuition-only figure.
78740 + 75747 + 18209 tuition and fees
Tuition line items total $221,361 at current rates. The $232,242 mandatory-cost total includes tuition, fees and required items, before living costs.
75386 + 64353 + 17269 + 26660 + 37693
The published tuition estimate excludes future annual increases. Program and university fees add $7,483, before insurance and living expenses.
20845 x 7 semesters; fees 5383 + 2100
Catalog lists $113,400 tuition starting spring 2027 ($110,052 before then). The $130,320 program-cost estimate includes fees, materials and uniforms; living costs are extra.
108 credits x 1050
Two years at published rates total $115,026 tuition. The $134,374 tuition-and-fees budget includes health insurance; living expenses and supplies are additional.
57513 x 2 years
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California schools publish costs in several formats: per term, annual tuition, cohort tuition and tuition plus fees. The comparisons below keep those formats separate. A public university name does not by itself establish that its PA program offers a resident tuition discount.
| Program | Published cost | Rate / cohort |
|---|---|---|
| West Coast University - California | $113,400 all students | Starting Spring 2027 |
| Southern California University of Health Sciences | $129,920 all students | 2026-2027 entering cohort |
| Marshall B. Ketchum University | $143,546 all students | 2026-2027 overall program costs |
| Program | Published cost | Rate / cohort |
|---|---|---|
| Samuel Merritt University | $170,003 all students | Cohorts starting July 2026-June 2027 |
Tables are ordered by resident or flat cost where available. Nonresident amounts are shown alongside. Open a program’s source to confirm the rate for your entering class.
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Developing program awaiting accreditation. Published tuition is $10,000 per session; the complete tuition-only total was not verified.
Developing program awaiting accreditation. Published tuition estimate is $171,150; program and university fees bring it to $190,650.
Published full-program estimate
Separate campuses and degree pathways can have different costs and admissions requirements. Confirm the exact program you intend to apply to, especially for Touro’s Vallejo and Los Angeles offerings.
Ask about clinical placement geography and whether a rotation may require a second place to stay. Compare each school’s own living-expense budget and your housing options alongside tuition; a statewide living-cost average will not describe every campus.
An applicant listing is not accreditation. Developing programs are shown separately from the accredited comparison, and any planned start remains contingent on the program’s official accreditation and admissions announcements.
No. Check the specific program’s published fee schedule. Some programs publish one rate; others distinguish residency or add nonresident charges. Where a comparable total was not verified, this page leaves it out of the cost sort.
Accreditation and state placement use the current ARC-PA roster, with program sites for campus details. Each cost card links to its university source. “Verified” means the displayed amount and scope were located in an official source on the review date; it does not mean the rate applies to every future entering class.
Tuition-only and tuition-plus-fees totals stay separate. Annual and per-term figures are not treated as full-program totals. Calculated estimates are labelled and excluded from full-program sorts. “Not verified” means a reliable comparable amount was not established, not that a program is free.
Continued, Provisional and Probation are accreditation statuses; applicant programs are not yet accredited. “F” identifies a focused visit. Program-specific cost and accreditation details here reflect this state review; the national directory and paid comparison dataset retain their separately dated snapshots.
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