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Physician Assistant at University of South Carolina - Columbia

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Physician Assistant at University of South Carolina - Columbia

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

UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and has a total student population of 35,470.

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.

UofSC Physician Assistant Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant

UofSC Physician Assistant Rankings

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Physician Assistant Student Demographics at UofSC

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

UofSC Physician Assistant Master’s Program

76% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 29 students who graduated with a master’s in physician assistant from UofSC in 2021, 24% were men and 76% were women.

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Of the students who received a physician assistant master's degree from UofSC, 93% 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 South Carolina - Columbia with a master's in physician assistant.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 27
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 SC, the home state for University of South Carolina - Columbia.

Occupation Jobs in SC Average Salary in SC
Health Specialties Professors 2,980 $72,470
Physician Assistants 1,430 $103,710

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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