Physician Assistant at Rochester Institute of Technology

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 Rochester Institute of Technology stacks up to those at other schools.

RIT is located in Rochester, New York and approximately 16,158 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 66 students received a bachelor's degree in physician assistant from RIT.

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.

RIT Physician Assistant Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physician Assistant
• Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant

RIT Physician Assistant Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the physician assistant progam at RIT compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physician assistant major at RIT is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physician Assistant. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Physician Assistant Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
Most Focused Physician Assistant Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4
Best Physician Assistant Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5
	6
Most Popular Physician Assistant Schools	7
Best Value Physician Assistant Bachelor’s Degree Schools	9
Most Popular Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools	38
Most Focused Physician Assistant Schools	105
Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools	112
	114
Best Physician Assistant Schools	137
Most Focused Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools	154
	168
Best Value Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools	210
Best Value Physician Assistant Schools	215

In 2021, 66 students received their master’s degree in physician assistant from RIT. This makes it the #38 most popular school for physician assistant master’s degree candidates in the country.

Physician Assistant Student Demographics at RIT

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physician assistant majors at Rochester Institute of Technology.

RIT Physician Assistant Bachelor’s Program

Of the 66 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Physician Assistant from RIT in 2020-2021, 18% were men and 82% were women.

About 91% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physician assistant at RIT are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in physician assistant.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	60
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

RIT Physician Assistant Master’s Program

Of the 66 students who graduated with a master’s in physician assistant from RIT in 2021, 18% were men and 82% were women.

Of the students who received a physician assistant master's degree from RIT, 91% 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 Rochester Institute of Technology with a master's in physician assistant.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	60
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

RIT also has a doctoral program available in physician assistant. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician

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 NY, the home state for Rochester Institute of Technology.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Health Specialties Professors	22,170	$127,230
Physician Assistants	12,060	$117,000

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 Matthew D. Wilson (LtPowers) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.