Physician Assistant at University of Maryland - Baltimore

Every physician assistant school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the physician assistant program at University of Maryland - Baltimore stacks up to those at other schools.

UMB is located in Baltimore, Maryland and approximately 7,137 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.

UMB Physician Assistant Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant

Online Classes Are Available at UMB

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UMB offers distance education options for physician assistant at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UMB 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.

Physician Assistant Student Demographics at UMB

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

UMB Physician Assistant Master’s Program

Of the 57 physician assistant students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UMB, about 28% were men and 72% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 26% men graduate in physician assistant each year. UMB 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 UMB, 60% were white. This is below 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 Maryland - Baltimore with a master's in physician assistant.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	34
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - Baltimore.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Physician Assistants	3,040	$108,180

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 Acroterion under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.