Physician Assistant at Tufts University

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

Tufts is located in Medford, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 12,219.

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.

Tufts Physician Assistant Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant

Tufts Physician Assistant Rankings

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Physician Assistant Student Demographics at Tufts

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

Tufts Physician Assistant Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 50 physician assistant majors earned their master's degree from Tufts. Of these graduates, 28% were men and 72% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 26% men graduate in physician assistant each year. Tufts does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a physician assistant master's degree from Tufts, 70% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Tufts 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	35
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 MA, the home state for Tufts University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Physician Assistants	3,720	$108,700
Health Specialties Professors	3,460	$111,230

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 Magicpiano under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.