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Physician Assistant at University of Detroit Mercy

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Physician Assistant at University of Detroit Mercy

If you are interested in studying physician assistant, you may want to check out the program at University of Detroit Mercy. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Detroit Mercy is located in Detroit, Michigan and has a total student population of 4,987.

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.

Detroit Mercy Physician Assistant Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant

Detroit Mercy Physician Assistant Rankings

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Physician Assistant Student Demographics at Detroit Mercy

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

Detroit Mercy Physician Assistant Master’s Program

81% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 57 physician assistant students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Detroit Mercy, about 19% were men and 81% were women.

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Of the students who received a physician assistant master's degree from Detroit Mercy, 79% 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 Detroit Mercy with a master's in physician assistant.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 45
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 MI, the home state for University of Detroit Mercy.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Health Specialties Professors 5,440 $131,020
Physician Assistants 4,490 $110,240

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.

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