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PA programs
in New York.

New York has both public and private PA programs, with separate programs and teaching locations across the state. Start by choosing the entry pathway and campus you could attend, then compare your prerequisites and the total professional-phase budget. A five-year BS/MS price and a graduate-only MS price answer different questions.

Program and cost sources checked November 12, 2026.

32Programs / campus listings
0Full-program quotes in cost sort
Nov 122026 source review

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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.

32 programs shown

Full-program cost not confirmed
$65,000 clinical phase only, three semesters
2026-27 · Full total needs confirmation

The indexed 2026-27 PA cost sheet lists $65,000 for the clinical three-semester phase. Confirm the didactic/undergraduate portion, entry pathway and complete cohort budget with D'Youville; the direct PDF link was unavailable during this check.

Molloy University ↗

Instructional campus awaiting confirmation
Provisional
Full-program cost not confirmed
Full total not verified
2026-27 · Full total needs confirmation

The university publishes a general graduate rate of $1,590 per credit. Confirm the PA-specific rate, credits and required fees before using it in a program budget. PA faculty recruiting lists Rockville Centre, while a university-president interview describes a planned Suffolk County site. No confirmed instructional campus is asserted until an official program location is available.

Per-semester tuition; full-program total not confirmed
$17,720 full-time semester (9+ credits), 2026-27 cohort
2026-27 · Full total needs confirmation

The graduate tuition table gives $17,720 per full-time semester for the 2026-27 PA cohort; program, registration and graduate-student fees are additional. Older PA cost sheets use different amounts.

Make the numbers comparable

What is the cheapest PA school in New York?

Public-university resident and nonresident prices can differ substantially. This review also found conflicting totals on several official pages, including Mercy, Ithaca, Pace Pleasantville and York. Those entries are not given a supposedly precise comparison price. A missing total is a reason to request a cohort budget, not evidence that the program is free or expensive.

These are verified published cost entries, not a definitive statewide cheapest-school ranking. Coverage, rate years and included charges vary. Fees, housing, insurance and clinical travel can change the final comparison.

No current full-program quote meets the comparison criteria above. Review each card’s rate year, estimate or missing information before comparing costs.

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Applicant status does not establish accreditation or a confirmed enrollment date. Check the official announcements before planning an application.

Planning for PA school in New York

Separate the entry pathways

Daemen publishes separate five-year BS/MS and MS-only budgets, while Wagner and RIT also describe combined pathways. Compare the portion you would actually enter.

Check the exact Touro program

Long Island/NUMC, Manhattan and Middletown have different schedules and separate sponsor listings. Long Island/NUMC includes an extension location; a shared university name does not make tuition or admissions rules interchangeable.

Use residency-specific budgets

For SUNY and CUNY choices, verify resident eligibility, summer billing and required credits. Multiplying a fall/spring annual figure by program length can miss summer tuition.

How many accredited PA sponsors are listed in New York?

The current ARC-PA roster lists 32 New York sponsors. Campus extensions are not additional sponsoring programs. Applicant programs remain separate.

Which is the cheapest PA school in New York?

This review does not support a single statewide winner. Compare current full-program tuition for your residency and entry pathway, then add mandatory fees and living costs. Several official totals need clarification.

Why do some New York prices say not confirmed?

Some sources quote a semester or annual rate; others contain inconsistent arithmetic or an older cohort label. These have not been converted into unsupported full-program totals.

Sources you can check

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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