Physician Assistant at Drexel University

If you plan to study physician assistant, take a look at what Drexel University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Drexel is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 23,589 students attend the school each year.

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.

Drexel Physician Assistant Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant

Drexel Physician Assistant Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Physician Assistant Student Demographics at Drexel

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physician assistant majors at Drexel University.

Drexel Physician Assistant Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 74 students graduated with a master's degree in physician assistant from Drexel. About 28% were men and 72% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 26% men graduate in physician assistant each year. Drexel does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a physician assistant master's degree from Drexel, 65% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the physician assistant master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 31% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Drexel University with a master's in physician assistant.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	48
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Related Majors

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 PA, the home state for Drexel University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Health Specialties Professors	12,420	$95,160
Physician Assistants	6,650	$98,510

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Daderot under License

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