Physician Assistant at Oregon Health & Science University

Every physician assistant school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the physician assistant program at Oregon Health & Science University stacks up to those at other schools.

OHSU is located in Portland, Oregon and approximately 3,035 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.

OHSU Physician Assistant Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant

OHSU Physician Assistant Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Physician Assistant Student Demographics at OHSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physician assistant majors at Oregon Health & Science University.

OHSU Physician Assistant Master’s Program

Of the 44 physician assistant students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from OHSU, about 23% were men and 77% were women.

Of the students who received a physician assistant master's degree from OHSU, 61% 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 32% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Related Majors

• Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation 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 OR, the home state for Oregon Health & Science University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Health Specialties Professors	3,660	$145,380
Physician Assistants	1,530	$113,570

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
• Image Credit: By M.O. Stevens under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.