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Physician Assistant at Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center

If you are interested in studying physician assistant, you may want to check out the program at Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine is located in Des Moines, Iowa and has a total student population of 1,559.

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.

Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine Physician Assistant Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant

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Physician Assistant Student Demographics at Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physician assistant majors at Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center.

Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine Physician Assistant Master’s Program

76% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 49 students earned a master's degree in physician assistant from Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine. About 76% of these graduates were women and the other 24% were men.

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Of the students who received a physician assistant master's degree from Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine, 90% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center with a master's in physician assistant.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 44
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 IA, the home state for Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
Health Specialties Professors 2,760 $156,320
Physician Assistants 1,000 $110,550

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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