We just got an award letter from Duquesne and estimated tuition for 2015/16 is $38,929 for Health Sciences and Room and Board $11,418. We also got a $3,000 need based grant, but our EFC is $10,000.
The point I was trying to make is that you might still find other PA programs for your price point, namely Misericordia (because it seemed to come in at around $20,000 net price or less compared to all others I’ve checked).
Or even D’Youville. If you would want to investigate these options.
If not it might be better to take the full tuition offer and have her get a BS with minimal or no debt and see if she still wants to pursue PA later.