Only when looked at from the craziness of medical school. Tuition: $42k/year (similar to most PA schools, though a few have better in-state pricing) http://pub

Only when looked at from the craziness of medical school. Tuition: $42k/year (similar to most PA schools, though a few have better in-state pricing) http://publichealth.tufts.edu/Admissions/Financing-Your-Education/Program-Costs/PA-Program-Total-Annual-Estimated-Costs http://publichealth.tufts.edu/Admissions/Financing-Your-Educ... Also, "All academic coursework AND a bachelor's degree from an accredited university/college must be completed before submitting an application to the PA Program". A bachelor's degree is such a painful gatekeeper: four years of opportunity cost in addition to steep tuition. I'm not going to argue that undergrad is strictly vocational in purpose, but many students view it as such and thus get nothing further from it.