Physician Assistant

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Total Degrees
Awarded in 2016

8,633

growing 6.5%

Median In-State
Public Tuition

$7,238

growing 8%

Median Out-of-State
Private Tuition

$31,436

growing 1.37%

Average Wage

$74,141

growing 1.56%

People in Workforce

4.11M

growing 3.34%

Average Employee Age

43.3

growing 0.293%

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Employment

Diversity

Skills

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The locations with the highest concentration of Physician Assistant degree recipients are New York, NY, Boston, MA, and Davie, FL. The locations with a relatively high number of Physician Assistant degree recipients are Philippi, WV, Hershey, PA, and Loretto, PA. The most common degree awarded to students studying Physician Assistant is a masters degree.

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Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Physician Assistant and the types of students that study this field. Nova Southeastern University awards the most degrees in Physician Assistant in the US, but Eastern Virginia Medical School and Albany Medical College have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Physician Assistant.

Tuition costs for Physician Assistant majors are, on average, $7,238 for in-state public colleges, and $31,436 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Physician Assistant programs are Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above institutions (120 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above (5,487 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Physician Assistant

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Physician Assistant, is Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above (5,487 completions).

The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Physician Assistant programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.

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Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$7,238

Median In-State Public

$31,436

Median Out of State Private

Nova Southeastern University has the most Physician Assistant degree recipients, with 238 degrees awarded in 2016.

The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Physician Assistant.

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Specialized Colleges

Highest Concentration Institution

Out of all institutions that offer Physician Assistant programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Eastern Virginia Medical School and Albany Medical College have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Physician Assistant, with 21.6% and 17.6%, respectively.

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Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Physician Assistant

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Physician Assistant by year.

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Growth in Awarded Degrees

Counties with the Fastest Growing Number of Degrees Awarded

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest growth in degrees awarded for Physician Assistant.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Health graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.

The average salary for Health majors is $74,141 and the most common occupations are Registered nurses, Pharmacists, and Medical & health services managers.

The industry that employs the most Health majors is Hospitals, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Lumber & other construction materials merchant wholesalers.

Wages

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

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$74,141

Average Wage in Workforce

± $790

1.56%

1 Year Growth

± 1.49%

The average salary for Health majors is $74,141 and the most common occupations are Registered nurses, Pharmacists, and Medical & health services managers.

This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Health majors.

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± 49,097

3.34%

1 Year Growth

± 1.65%

The number of Health graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.34%, from 3.98M in 2016 to 4.11M in 2017.

The industry which employs the most Health graduates by share is Hospitals, followed by Outpatient care centers. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Health.

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Specialty Locations

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PUMAS with a relatively high number of Health majors

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Health majors.

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Diversity

Demographic information on those who earn a degree in Health in the US. The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Health is 43.3, and the most common degree type these workers hold is a Masters Degree. Female employees are more likely to hold Health degrees, and White students earn the majority (6,131) of the degrees.

Workforce Age

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43.3

Average Age in 2017

± 0.158 Years

0.293%

1 Year Change

± 0.519%

This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Health. The most common ages of employees with this major are 28 and 27 years old, which represent 2.8% and 2.75% of the population, respectively.

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Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Physician Assistant are Masters Degree, Bachelors Degree, and 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate.

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Workforce Degrees

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Physician Assistant is from the 2 Digit Course Health.

The most common degree types held by the working population in Health are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.

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Gender Imbalance for Common Institutions

Female (72.9%)

Most Common Gender with a Degree in this Field

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Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

White
6,131 degrees awarded
Unknown
767 degrees awarded
Asian
635 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Physician Assistant for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

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Race & Ethnicity by Gender

Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Gender Combination

White Female
254 degrees awarded
White Male
74 degrees awarded
Asian Female
46 degrees awarded

This chart illustrates the differences by gender for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in Physician Assistant. White Female students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and gender.

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Global Diversity

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Physician Assistant is from the 2 Digit Course Health.

Most Common Countries of Origin

Philippines
199,889 degree recipients
India
79,998 degree recipients
China
26,625 degree recipients

High Relative Number of Students

Philippines
5.46 times more than expected
Uganda
5.26 times more than expected
Nigeria
3.55 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Philippines that hold Health degrees (5.46 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is Philippines (199,889 degree recipients).

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Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Physician Assistant field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Physician Assistant majors need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Physician Assistant majors need more than the average amount of Service Orientation, Science, and Social Perceptiveness.

These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Physician Assistant majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Service Orientation is very distinctive for majors, but the Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, and Active Listening are the three most important skills for people in the field.