Physician Assistant at Medical University of South Carolina

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

MUSC is located in Charleston, South Carolina and has a total student population of 3,083.

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.

MUSC Physician Assistant Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant

MUSC Physician Assistant Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Physician Assistant Student Demographics at MUSC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physician assistant majors at Medical University of South Carolina.

MUSC Physician Assistant Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 58 physician assistant majors earned their master's degree from MUSC. Of these graduates, 34% were men and 66% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 26% men graduate in physician assistant each year. MUSC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a physician assistant master's degree from MUSC, 71% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the physician assistant master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 26% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	41
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Related Majors

• Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist

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 SC, the home state for Medical University of South Carolina.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Health Specialties Professors	2,980	$72,470
Physician Assistants	1,430	$103,710

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 ProfReader under License

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