Physician Assistant at Lenoir - Rhyne University

If you are interested in studying physician assistant, you may want to check out the program at Lenoir - Rhyne University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Lenoir - Rhyne University is located in Hickory, North Carolina and approximately 2,686 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.

Lenoir - Rhyne University Physician Assistant Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant

Lenoir - Rhyne University Physician Assistant Rankings

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Physician Assistant Student Demographics at Lenoir - Rhyne University

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

Lenoir - Rhyne University Physician Assistant Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 37 physician assistant majors earned their master's degree from Lenoir - Rhyne University. Of these graduates, 32% were men and 68% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 26% men graduate in physician assistant each year. Lenoir - Rhyne University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a physician assistant master's degree from Lenoir - Rhyne University, 84% 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 Lenoir - Rhyne University with a master's in physician assistant.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	31
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 NC, the home state for Lenoir - Rhyne University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Health Specialties Professors	10,090	$134,300
Physician Assistants	5,010	$104,680

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.