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Physician Assistant at Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

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Physician Assistant at Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

What traits are you looking for in a physician assistant school? To help you decide if Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's physician assistant program.

CDU is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 872.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Physician Assistant section at the bottom of this page.

CDU Physician Assistant Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant

CDU Physician Assistant Rankings

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Physician Assistant Student Demographics at CDU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physician assistant majors at Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science.

CDU Physician Assistant Master’s Program

72% Women
68% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students earned a master's degree in physician assistant from CDU. About 72% of these graduates were women and the other 28% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 26% men graduate in physician assistant each year. CDU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

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In the physician assistant master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 68% of degree recipients. That is 44% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science with a master's in physician assistant.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Careers That Physician Assistant Grads May Go Into

A degree in physician assistant can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Health Specialties Professors 11,540 $161,770
Physician Assistants 10,520 $117,230

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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