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Physician Assistant at Northeastern University

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

Northeastern is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 22,905 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 Physician Assistant Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant

Northeastern Physician Assistant Rankings

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Physician Assistant Student Demographics at Northeastern

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

Northeastern Physician Assistant Master’s Program

50% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 2 physician assistant students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Northeastern, about 50% were men and 50% were women.

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In the physician assistant master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 26% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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