Explore civilian PA programs across Texas, compare resident and nonresident costs, and check which figures cover the whole program. Public tuition can change the comparison substantially depending on your residency classification.
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.
17 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.
Official page still labels Class of 2026. Tuition $112,000 plus $8,600 experiential learning fee. This is a historical quote, not an upcoming cohort price. PA instructional site is Denison, distinct from college main campus in Sherman.
Sum of tuition rows $38,825 + $38,825 + $19,410 = $97,060. Each row describes a different year of study in 2026-27; projection assumes unchanged future rates. Fees, insurance and living costs extra.
Official table $23,333 per trimester x 6 = $139,998 . Administrative fees $600 and AAPA $75 extra. Confirm the rate for your entering cohort.
Eight-term/24-month sequence verified in official FAQ. $14,607 x 8 = $116,856 tuition; $505 x 8 = $4,040 comprehensive fees. Future rates may change. Official program page and ARC-PA now say Probation, not Provisional.
Official multi-cohort table lists $107,100 tuition plus $9,170 university and $947 non-university required fees, total $117,217. Fall 2026 tuition-only is $106,000.
28-month,102-credit civilian MPAS in Conroe. Sum of three Program Fee rows: resident 23136+19001+7264=49401; nonresident43680+35693+13684=93057. Additional expenses excluded.
Official total tuition $107,703 ($11,967 x 9 quarters); same residency rate. School also prints $136,653 estimated tuition-and-fees total incorporating extra costs; use tuition-only for comparison and link to full itemization.
Official estimate for 27-month program is combined tuition and fees, not tuition-only. Current catalog elsewhere calls program 28 months; program page says27. Confirm cohort duration with program. The program is located in Stephenville.
Four semester tuition rows $28,750 each total $115,000. Required student senate/lab fees $2,096; $117,096 dataset is tuition+fees. ARC-PA lists Provisional first accredited October3,2026.
PA rows sum resident $14,220+$14,220+$5,430=$33,870; nonresident $36,414+$36,414+$14,091=$86,919. Separate fees total $13,975. Undated table and year-of-study projection must not be presented as guaranteed cohort price.
Sum of three PA year-of-study tuition+fees rows: resident $17,492+$16,846+$13,004=$47,342; nonresident $34,097+$33,046+$25,559=$92,702. Assumes current rates across future enrollment; excludes insurance/living costs.
Official total $149,750 tuition and fees. Rate $1,160 per credit; 120-credit curriculum implies projected tuition-only $139,200 before fees,; the displayed amount is the university’s combined estimate. School explicitly warns future years increase.
Official tuition schedules /embed/tables/22, /21, /20 cover120 credits and imply $178 resident /$667 nonresident tuition per credit. Separate COA tables138-140 contain arithmetic inconsistencies (e.g. first-year nonresident $12,006 twice yet total $23,136). Full-program tuition requires confirmation; refer to current bursar schedule pending reconciliation.
Official program summary lists tuition $46,508 resident/$112,510 nonresident plus $15,680 fees. Both San Antonio and Laredo campuses named in source. Totals are estimates subject to board increases. School table includes some inconsistent yearly direct-cost subtotals, but tuition totals and fee totals sum correctly.
Resident $27,904+$27,001=$54,905; nonresident $52,032+$52,058=$104,090. This is a combined tuition-and-fees figure. Insurance, equipment, course fees and living costs shown separately; costs subject to annual increase.
Official three-year enrollment table tuition totals $45,405/$88,206. Total cost of enrollment including books, living, clinical travel and other expenses $120,765/$163,566.
117 credits x $918 = $107,406. Program page separates pre-Fall2026 tuition $100,386 . Current estimated program costs $121,353 including additional billed items, with living/travel extra. Dallas program is physically in Richardson per TAPA.
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Texas resident and nonresident rates can produce very different shortlists. Choose your residency when sorting, then compare the same cost basis and cohort year. A tuition-plus-fees total should not be ranked against tuition alone.
| Program | Published cost | Rate / cohort |
|---|---|---|
| Hardin-Simmons University | $107,100 all students | Fall 2027 entering / graduating 2029 cohort |
| West Coast University - Texas | $107,406 all students | Effective starting Fall 2026 |
| South University, Austin | $107,703 all students | Effective September 1, 2026 |
| Texas Christian University Physician Associate Studies | $115,000 all students | Class of 2028 (January 2027 start) |
| Program | Published cost | Rate / cohort |
|---|---|---|
| Tarleton State University | $68,476.25 resident $119,836.25 nonresident | Academic year 2026 |
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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Separate military-service pathway. This is not a civilian CASPA admissions pathway. Listed separately; service-specific selection requirements apply.
Applicant status does not establish accreditation or a confirmed enrollment date. Check the official announcements before planning an application.
Ask each public university how it determines residency for tuition purposes. Moving to Texas for school does not establish that you qualify for its resident rate. Use the nonresident figure until the institution confirms otherwise.
Compare the campus and clinical travel expectations, not just the university name. Round Rock, Fort Worth, Midland, San Antonio and the Rio Grande Valley are different relocation decisions. Ask about away rotations and housing before treating a lower tuition figure as a lower total cost.
No. The Army Medical Center Interservice Physician Assistant Program appears in the ARC-PA Texas roster but has a separate military admissions pathway. It is identified separately below and is not included in civilian cost comparisons.
Only if you qualify for that resident rate. Compare required fees, insurance, living expenses, clinical travel and the full length of enrollment before deciding which program is least expensive for you.
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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