Physician assistant · Master's

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center PA program: PANCE pass rate, cost and admission

No first-time PANCE pass rate for the PA program at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center is on this site yet. The program reports a class size of 63. IPEDS counts 46 PA degrees conferred by the institution in 2024-25.

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

Listed by ARC-PA as: The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Southwestern School of Health Professions

PANCE score report, first-time takers

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This program's PANCE rate is not in the files read so far.

Cost, size and outcomes

  • Cost of attendance, whole programProgram page, Texas residents, estimated cost of the 30-month program$160,575
  • Class sizeProgram page, Class of 2025 (entering class size per ARC-PA attrition table)63
  • PA degrees conferred by the institutionIPEDS completions, 2024-25 (provisional), CIP 51.091246
  • Median earnings, 1 year after completionCollege Scorecard, Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, master's degreeNot published
  • Median earnings, 4 years after completionCollege Scorecard, Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, master's degreeNot published
  • 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, check the program's pageCASPA · September 1
  • Minimum overall GPA3.0
  • Patient care hoursNot published
  • Program length30 months
  • Program startsMay
  • Prerequisite coursesAs the program states it, check the program's pageGeneral Chemistry, Genetics, Human Anatomy, Human Physiology, Microbiology, Organic Chemistry, Psychology, Statistics

Accreditation

  • StatusARC-PA list, fetched 2026-10-28Accreditation-Continued
  • First accreditedNovember 1973
  • Next accreditation reviewJanuary 2033
  • Program websiteVisit

Nearby PA programs

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
2023625511.3%
2024614624.6%
2025635020.6%

Sources

  1. Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA): Entry Level Accredited Programs, fetched 28 Oct 2026
  2. shp.utsouthwestern.edu: Admissions: Physician Assistant Master's Program - UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX, fetched 29 Oct 2026
  3. shp.utsouthwestern.edu: Student Attrition: School of Health Professions, UT Southwestern Medical Center, fetched 29 Oct 2026
  4. shp.utsouthwestern.edu: Costs: Master of Physician Assistant Studies - UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX, fetched 29 Oct 2026
  5. 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
  6. U.S. Department of Education: College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data, 15 Oct 2026, fetched 26 Oct 2026
  7. shp.utsouthwestern.edu: Admission Requirements: Master of Physician Assistant Studies - UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX, fetched 29 Oct 2026
  8. shp.utsouthwestern.edu: Master of Physician Assistant Studies - School of Health Professions - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas, fetched 29 Oct 2026
  9. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, state estimates, May 2025, 15 May 2026, fetched 26 Oct 2026