Physician Assistant at Duquesne University

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

Duquesne is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 8,830. Of the 459 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Duquesne University in 2021, 35 of them were physician assistant majors.

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.

Duquesne Physician Assistant Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physician Assistant
• Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant

Duquesne Physician Assistant Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the physician assistant progam at Duquesne compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physician assistant major at Duquesne is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physician Assistant. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Physician Assistant Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5
	5
Most Focused Physician Assistant Bachelor’s Degree Schools	7
Best Value Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools	99
	119

In 2021, 56 students received their master’s degree in physician assistant from Duquesne. This makes it the #53 most popular school for physician assistant master’s degree candidates in the country.

Physician Assistant Student Demographics at Duquesne

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

Duquesne Physician Assistant Bachelor’s Program

The physician assistant program at Duquesne awarded 35 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 14% of these degrees went to men with the other 86% going to women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physician assistant at Duquesne are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	29
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Duquesne Physician Assistant Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 56 students graduated with a master's degree in physician assistant from Duquesne. About 14% were men and 86% were women.

Of the students who received a physician assistant master's degree from Duquesne, 91% 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 Duquesne University with a master's in physician assistant.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	51
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Duquesne also has a doctoral program available in physician assistant. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Athletic Training

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 Duquesne 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 Alekjds under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.