Physician Assistant at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
If you are interested in studying physician assistant, you may want to check out the program at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.UT Southwestern is located in Dallas, Texas and has a total student population of 2,299.
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.
UT Southwestern Physician Assistant Degrees Available
- Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant
UT Southwestern Physician Assistant Rankings
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Physician Assistant Student Demographics at UT Southwestern
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physician assistant majors at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.
UT Southwestern Physician Assistant Master’s Program
Of the students who received a physician assistant master's degree from UT Southwestern, 57% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the physician assistant master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center with a master's in physician assistant.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 4 |
Black or African American | 3 |
Hispanic or Latino | 10 |
White | 32 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 7 |
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 TX, the home state for University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.
Occupation | Jobs in TX | Average Salary in TX |
---|---|---|
Health Specialties Professors | 13,930 | $139,540 |
Physician Assistants | 7,930 | $109,590 |
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 Ansem27 under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.