Physician Assistant at George Washington University

What traits are you looking for in a physician assistant school? To help you decide if George Washington University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's physician assistant program.

GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 27,017 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.

GWU Physician Assistant Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant

GWU Physician Assistant Rankings

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Physician Assistant Student Demographics at GWU

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

GWU Physician Assistant Master’s Program

Of the 68 students who graduated with a master’s in physician assistant from GWU in 2021, 31% were men and 69% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 26% men graduate in physician assistant each year. GWU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a physician assistant master's degree from GWU, 53% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the physician assistant master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 37% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	36
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Related Majors

• Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
• Athletic Training
• Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

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 DC, the home state for George Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Physician Assistants	590	$114,740

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 Michiel1972 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.