text: what kind of degree do you need to be physician assistant?   many colleges actually offer 6 year program especially designed for p.a.'s. such schools include quinnipiac university in connecticut and u wisconsin-madison. those programs you apply for the  when you apply to college. other schools offer master's degree in it, so you would major in something like biology as an undergraduate and apply to the p.a. grad program. so you could go to different schools for this option. depends on what school you want to go to, but you do have several options.