Physician Assistant at The University of Texas Medical Branch
If you plan to study physician assistant, take a look at what The University of Texas Medical Branch has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.UTMB Galveston is located in Galveston, Texas and approximately 3,458 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.
UTMB Galveston Physician Assistant Degrees Available
- Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant
UTMB Galveston Physician Assistant Rankings
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Physician Assistant Student Demographics at UTMB Galveston
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physician assistant majors at The University of Texas Medical Branch.
UTMB Galveston Physician Assistant Master’s Program
In the physician assistant master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 22% better than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas Medical Branch with a master's in physician assistant.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 22 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 14 |
White | 44 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 7 |
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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas Medical Branch.
Occupation | Jobs in TX | Average Salary in TX |
---|---|---|
Health Specialties Professors | 13,930 | $139,540 |
Physician Assistants | 7,930 | $109,590 |
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 Nsaum75 under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.