Physician Assistant at Grand Valley State University

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

GVSU is located in Allendale, Michigan and approximately 23,350 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.

GVSU Physician Assistant Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant

GVSU Physician Assistant Rankings

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Physician Assistant Student Demographics at GVSU

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

GVSU Physician Assistant Master’s Program

Of the 46 physician assistant students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from GVSU, about 20% were men and 80% were women.

Of the students who received a physician assistant master's degree from GVSU, 93% 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 Grand Valley State University with a master's in physician assistant.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	43
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Athletic Training
• Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy
• Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician

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 MI, the home state for Grand Valley State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Health Specialties Professors	5,440	$131,020
Physician Assistants	4,490	$110,240

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 Demhem under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.