Physician Assistant at University of Iowa

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

Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and has a total student population of 30,318.

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.

Iowa Physician Assistant Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant

Iowa Physician Assistant Rankings

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Physician Assistant Student Demographics at Iowa

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

Iowa Physician Assistant Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 physician assistant majors earned their master's degree from Iowa. Of these graduates, 42% were men and 58% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 26% men graduate in physician assistant each year. Iowa does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

Of the students who received a physician assistant master's degree from Iowa, 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 Iowa with a master's in physician assistant.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Perfusion Technology/Perfusionist
• Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist
• Radiologic Technology

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 IA, the home state for University of Iowa.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Health Specialties Professors	2,760	$156,320
Physician Assistants	1,000	$110,550

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 KMSatoh202 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.