Physician Assistant at Missouri State University - Springfield
What traits are you looking for in a physician assistant school? To help you decide if Missouri State University - Springfield is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's physician assistant program.Missouri State is located in Springfield, Missouri and approximately 23,505 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.
Missouri State Physician Assistant Degrees Available
- Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant
Missouri State Physician Assistant Rankings
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Physician Assistant Student Demographics at Missouri State
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physician assistant majors at Missouri State University - Springfield.
Missouri State Physician Assistant Master’s Program
Of the students who received a physician assistant master's degree from Missouri State, 70% 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 Missouri State University - Springfield with a master's in physician assistant.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
White | 19 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
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 MO, the home state for Missouri State University - Springfield.
Occupation | Jobs in MO | Average Salary in MO |
---|---|---|
Health Specialties Professors | 4,710 | $148,840 |
Physician Assistants | 1,070 | $94,480 |
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.