Physician Assistant at Quinnipiac University

If you are interested in studying physician assistant, you may want to check out the program at Quinnipiac University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Quinnipiac is located in Hamden, Connecticut and has a total student population of 9,746.

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.

Quinnipiac Physician Assistant Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant

Quinnipiac Physician Assistant Rankings

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Physician Assistant Student Demographics at Quinnipiac

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

Quinnipiac Physician Assistant Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of physician assistant master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 26% men graduate in physician assistant each year. Quinnipiac does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a physician assistant master's degree from Quinnipiac, 76% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	37
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Radiologic Technology
• Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician
• Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy
• Athletic Training

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 CT, the home state for Quinnipiac University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Physician Assistants	2,300	$125,610

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 JlsElsewhere under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.