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Physician Assistant at Mercyhurst University

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Physician Assistant at Mercyhurst University

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

Mercyhurst is located in Erie, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 2,790.

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.

Mercyhurst Physician Assistant Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant

Mercyhurst Physician Assistant Rankings

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Physician Assistant Student Demographics at Mercyhurst

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

Mercyhurst Physician Assistant Master’s Program

80% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students earned a master's degree in physician assistant from Mercyhurst. About 80% of these graduates were women and the other 20% were men.

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Of the students who received a physician assistant master's degree from Mercyhurst, 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 Mercyhurst University with a master's in physician assistant.

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

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 PA, the home state for Mercyhurst University.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Health Specialties Professors 12,420 $95,160
Physician Assistants 6,650 $98,510

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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