Physician Assistant at Saint Francis University

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

Saint Francis is located in Loretto, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 2,769.

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.

Saint Francis Physician Assistant Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant

Saint Francis Physician Assistant Rankings

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In 2021, 100 students received their master’s degree in physician assistant from Saint Francis. This makes it the #8 most popular school for physician assistant master’s degree candidates in the country.

Physician Assistant Student Demographics at Saint Francis

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

Saint Francis Physician Assistant Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 100 students earned a master's degree in physician assistant from Saint Francis. About 83% of these graduates were women and the other 17% were men.

Of the students who received a physician assistant master's degree from Saint Francis, 84% 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 Saint Francis University with a master's in physician assistant.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	84
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

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

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 PA, the home state for Saint Francis University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Health Specialties Professors	12,420	$95,160
Physician Assistants	6,650	$98,510

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 Brendanriley under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.