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Physician Assistant at University of Nebraska Medical Center

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

UNMC is located in Omaha, Nebraska and has a total student population of 3,699.

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.

UNMC Physician Assistant Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant

UNMC Physician Assistant Rankings

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In 2021, 72 students received their master’s degree in physician assistant from UNMC. This makes it the #30 most popular school for physician assistant master’s degree candidates in the country.

Physician Assistant Student Demographics at UNMC

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

UNMC Physician Assistant Master’s Program

74% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 72 students earned a master's degree in physician assistant from UNMC. About 74% of these graduates were women and the other 26% were men.

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Of the students who received a physician assistant master's degree from UNMC, 90% 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 Nebraska Medical Center with a master's in physician assistant.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 65
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

UNMC 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 NE, the home state for University of Nebraska Medical Center.

Occupation Jobs in NE Average Salary in NE
Health Specialties Professors 1,750 $91,120
Physician Assistants 1,190 $106,700

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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