Physician Assistant at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

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 Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science stacks up to those at other schools.

RFUMS is located in North Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 2,099.

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.

RFUMS Physician Assistant Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant

RFUMS 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 RFUMS

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physician assistant majors at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science.

RFUMS Physician Assistant Master’s Program

The physician assistant program at RFUMS awarded 66 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 35% of these degrees went to men with the other 65% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 26% men graduate in physician assistant each year. RFUMS does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a physician assistant master's degree from RFUMS, 73% 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 Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science with a master's in physician assistant.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	48
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

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 IL, the home state for Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Health Specialties Professors	10,070	$105,140
Physician Assistants	2,670	$108,260

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.