Physician Assistant at Saint Louis University

If you plan to study physician assistant, take a look at what Saint Louis University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SLU is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and approximately 12,229 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.

SLU Physician Assistant Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant

SLU Physician Assistant Rankings

Physician Assistant Student Demographics at SLU

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

SLU Physician Assistant Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 40 students graduated with a master's degree in physician assistant from SLU. About 33% were men and 68% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 26% men graduate in physician assistant each year. SLU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a physician assistant master's degree from SLU, 78% 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 Louis University with a master's in physician assistant.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	31
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology
• Athletic Training
• Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist
• 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 MO, the home state for Saint Louis University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Health Specialties Professors	4,710	$148,840
Physician Assistants	1,070	$94,480

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 LouisianHTM under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.