Physician Assistant at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

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

UAMS is located in Little Rock, Arkansas and approximately 2,907 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.

UAMS Physician Assistant Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant

UAMS Physician Assistant Rankings

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Physician Assistant Student Demographics at UAMS

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physician assistant majors at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

UAMS Physician Assistant Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of physician assistant master's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 26% men graduate in physician assistant each year. UAMS does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

Of the students who received a physician assistant master's degree from UAMS, 77% 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 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences with a master's in physician assistant.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	30
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
• Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
• Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician
• 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 AR, the home state for University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Health Specialties Professors	1,600	$146,380
Physician Assistants	530	$99,280

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 Mmcnell under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.