Physician Assistant at Florida International University
If you plan to study physician assistant, take a look at what Florida International University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.FIU is located in Miami, Florida and approximately 58,836 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.
FIU Physician Assistant Degrees Available
- Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant
FIU Physician Assistant Rankings
Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.
Physician Assistant Student Demographics at FIU
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physician assistant majors at Florida International University.
FIU Physician Assistant Master’s Program
In the physician assistant master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 43% better than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Florida International University with a master's in physician assistant.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 4 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 25 |
White | 13 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
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 FL, the home state for Florida International University.
Occupation | Jobs in FL | Average Salary in FL |
---|---|---|
Health Specialties Professors | 9,250 | $80,990 |
Physician Assistants | 6,040 | $105,930 |
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 Comayagua99 under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.