Physician Assistant at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

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

SUNY Downstate is located in Brooklyn, New York and approximately 2,118 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.

SUNY Downstate Physician Assistant Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant

SUNY Downstate Physician Assistant Rankings

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In 2021, 44 students received their master’s degree in physician assistant from SUNY Downstate. This makes it the #89 most popular school for physician assistant master’s degree candidates in the country.

Physician Assistant Student Demographics at SUNY Downstate

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physician assistant majors at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University.

SUNY Downstate Physician Assistant Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 44 students graduated with a master's degree in physician assistant from SUNY Downstate. About 27% were men and 73% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 26% men graduate in physician assistant each year. SUNY Downstate does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

In the physician assistant master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 59% of degree recipients. That is 35% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• 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 NY, the home state for SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University.

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 Jim.henderson under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.