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Physician Assistant at University of Kentucky

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Physician Assistant at University of Kentucky

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

UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and has a total student population of 29,986.

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.

UK Physician Assistant Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant

UK Physician Assistant Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

In 2021, 52 students received their master’s degree in physician assistant from UK. This makes it the #63 most popular school for physician assistant master’s degree candidates in the country.

Physician Assistant Student Demographics at UK

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

UK Physician Assistant Master’s Program

75% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The physician assistant program at UK awarded 52 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 25% of these degrees went to men with the other 75% going to women.

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Of the students who received a physician assistant master's degree from UK, 87% 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 Kentucky with a master's in physician assistant.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 45
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

UK also has a doctoral program available in physician assistant. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 KY, the home state for University of Kentucky.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Health Specialties Professors 2,070 $64,560
Physician Assistants 1,070 $91,010

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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