Physician Assistant at Lincoln Memorial University

If you plan to study physician assistant, take a look at what Lincoln Memorial University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

LMU is located in Harrogate, Tennessee and has a total student population of 4,885.

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.

LMU Physician Assistant Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant
• Doctorate Degree in Physician Assistant

Online Classes Are Available at LMU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? LMU offers distance education options for physician assistant at the following degree levels:

LMU Physician Assistant Rankings

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There were 27 students who received their doctoral degrees in physician assistant, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physician Assistant Student Demographics at LMU

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

LMU Physician Assistant Master’s Program

Of the 95 students who graduated with a master’s in physician assistant from LMU in 2021, 31% were men and 69% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 26% men graduate in physician assistant each year. LMU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a physician assistant master's degree from LMU, 80% 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 Lincoln Memorial University with a master's in physician assistant.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	76
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 TN, the home state for Lincoln Memorial University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Health Specialties Professors	5,690	$102,310
Physician Assistants	2,010	$87,700

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 Dwight Burdette under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.