Physician Assistant at The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center
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 The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center stacks up to those at other schools.UTHSC is located in Memphis, Tennessee and has a total student population of 3,181.
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.
UTHSC Physician Assistant Degrees Available
- Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant
UTHSC 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 UTHSC
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physician assistant majors at The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center.
UTHSC Physician Assistant Master’s Program
Of the students who received a physician assistant master's degree from UTHSC, 59% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the physician assistant master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 28% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center with a master's in physician assistant.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
White | 17 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
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 TN, the home state for The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center.
Occupation | Jobs in TN | Average Salary in TN |
---|---|---|
Health Specialties Professors | 5,690 | $102,310 |
Physician Assistants | 2,010 | $87,700 |
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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.