Physician Assistant at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network

What traits are you looking for in a physician assistant school? To help you decide if Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's physician assistant program.

Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 11,310 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.

Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network Physician Assistant Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant

Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network Physician Assistant Rankings

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Physician Assistant Student Demographics at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physician assistant majors at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network.

Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network Physician Assistant Master’s Program

Of the 41 physician assistant students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network, about 22% were men and 78% were women.

Of the students who received a physician assistant master's degree from Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network, 56% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the physician assistant master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 29% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network with a master's in physician assistant.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	23
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Related Majors

• Respiratory Care Therapy

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 MA, the home state for Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Physician Assistants	3,720	$108,700
Health Specialties Professors	3,460	$111,230

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.