Physician Assistant at James Madison University

Every physician assistant school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the physician assistant program at James Madison University stacks up to those at other schools.

JMU is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia and approximately 21,594 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.

JMU Physician Assistant Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant

JMU Physician Assistant Rankings

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Physician Assistant Student Demographics at JMU

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

JMU Physician Assistant Master’s Program

Of the 32 students who earned a master's degree in Physician Assistant from JMU in 2020-2021, 31% were men and 69% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 26% men graduate in physician assistant each year. JMU 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 JMU, 88% 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 James Madison University with a master's in physician assistant.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	28
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 VA, the home state for James Madison University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Physician Assistants	2,510	$99,340

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 Asheville Post Card Co., Asheville, North Carolina under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.