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Physician Assistant at Mississippi State University

If you plan to study Physician Assistant, you may want to check out the program at Mississippi State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Mississippi State University sits in Mississippi State, MS.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 20 physician assistant degrees were awarded at Mississippi State University.

Online & Distance Learning at Mississippi State University

Many students take online classes at Mississippi State University. Among 23,150 students, 3,877 (17%) studied exclusively online and 6,082 (26%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the student demographics for Physician Assistant graduates at Mississippi State University, by degree type.

Program-wide, Physician Assistant graduates at Mississippi State University are 90% women (18) and 10% men (2).

Physician Assistant Master’s Program at Mississippi State University

Among the 20 master’s physician assistant graduates at Mississippi State University, 90% were women (18) and 10% were men (2).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Physician Assistant master’s degree recipients at Mississippi State University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	7
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	2
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
Unknown	9

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 20% of Physician Assistant master’s degree recipients at Mississippi State University, lower than the national average of 29%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Highest-Paying Careers for Physician Assistant Graduates

Graduates of the Physician Assistant program at Mississippi State University pursue many career paths. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for Physician Assistant graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Anesthesiologist Assistants	$116,229
Physician Assistants	$77,320
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$46,663

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.