Physician assistant · Master's

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center PA program: PANCE pass rate, cost and admission

At Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, 92% of the PA class of 2025 passed the PANCE on the first attempt, against 91% nationally. The program reports a class size of 72. IPEDS counts 62 PA degrees conferred by the institution in 2024-25.

Lubbock, TX ARC-PA: Accreditation-Continued, next review January 2033 Checked Oct 2026

PANCE score report, first-time takers

Source: NCCPA report posted by the program
Class of 2025
92%
Above national 3 of 5
First-time takers
64
National, class of 2025
91%
Classes shown
5
This programNational first-time rate
80%85%90%95%100%Class of 2021: 90%, national 93%, 51 takers90%2021Class of 2022: 84%, national 92%, 55 takers84%2022Class of 2023: 96%, national 92%, 53 takers96%2023Class of 2024: 95%, national 92%, 62 takers95%2024Class of 2025: 92%, national 91%, 64 takers92%2025
Table view
ClassProgramNationalTakers
202190%93%51
202284%92%55
202396%92%53
202495%92%62
202592%91%64

Cost, size and outcomes

  • Tuition per yearProgram page, 2026-27, Texas residents, Year 1$17,009
  • Class sizeProgram page, Estimated class size, date not stated72
  • PA degrees conferred by the institutionIPEDS completions, 2024-25 (provisional), CIP 51.091262
  • Median earnings, 1 year after completionCollege Scorecard, Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, master's degree, graduates of 2020-21 and 2021-22$109,849
  • Median earnings, 4 years after completionCollege Scorecard, Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, master's degree, graduates of 2017-18 and 2018-19$97,516
  • Median federal loan debtCollege Scorecard, Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, master's degreeNot published
  • Physician assistants, median wage, TexasBLS OEWS, May 2025, context only$134,550

What it asks of applicants

  • Application service and deadlineAs the program states it, for entry in Summer 2027CASPA · Oct 1
  • Minimum overall GPA3.0
  • Patient care hoursNot published
  • Program length27 months
  • Program startsMay
  • Prerequisite coursesAs the program states it, Date not statedGenetics; Microbiology; Anatomy and Physiology; Organic Chemistry or Biochemistry; Psychology; Statistics

Accreditation

  • StatusARC-PA list, fetched 2026-10-28Accreditation-Continued
  • First accreditedApril 1999
  • Next accreditation reviewJanuary 2033
  • Program websiteVisit

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Attrition by class, as the program posts it

ARC-PA attrition table from the program's own page, with the entering and graduating counts it prints. A table that prints attrition as a fraction (0.20) shows here as a percent (20%).
ClassEnteredGraduatedAttrition
2023625315%
2024686110%
2025716410%

What the numbers say

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center's PA class of 2025 posted a 92% first-time PANCE pass rate among 64 takers, against a national rate of 91%. The classes of 2023 and 2024 had cleared the national rate by wider margins of 4 and 3 points, with rates of 96% and 95%. That 96% in 2023 is the highest Texas Tech recorded across the 5 classes. The earlier years ran below the national rate: 90% in 2021, 3 points short, and 84% in 2022, 8 points behind and the lowest of the window. The class of 2025 came in 3 points lower than the class of 2024, yet 2 points higher than the class of 2021. Its 64 takers in 2025 were the most of the window. The program estimates its class size at 72, and the ARC-PA attrition table shows 10% attrition for the class of 2025. In IPEDS, the 2024-25 count is 62 PA degrees conferred. For Texas residents, Year 1 tuition in the 2026-27 budget of the 27-month program is $17,009. For entry in Summer 2027, CASPA applications close Oct 1 and classes begin in May 2027, and a separate SHP supplemental application is also required. A cumulative and science GPA of at least 3.0, as calculated by CASPA, is required, and prerequisites include genetics, microbiology, organic chemistry or biochemistry, psychology and statistics. First accredited in April 1999, the program holds Accreditation-Continued status and is due for its next ARC-PA review in January 2033.

Sources

  1. Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA): Entry Level Accredited Programs, fetched 28 Oct 2026
  2. www.ttuhsc.edu: Master of Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS) | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, fetched 29 Oct 2026
  3. National Center for Education Statistics (NCES): IPEDS Completions, awards by program and award level, 2024-25 (provisional release), 21 Jul 2026, fetched 26 Oct 2026
  4. U.S. Department of Education: College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data, 15 Oct 2026, fetched 26 Oct 2026
  5. National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA), posted by the program: PANCE Exam Performance Summary Report for Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (program 1178), printed 3/16/2026, fetched 29 Oct 2026
  6. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, state estimates, May 2025, 15 May 2026, fetched 26 Oct 2026