Physician Assistant at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

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 Washington - Seattle Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and approximately 48,149 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 29 physician assistant majors received their bachelor's degree from UW Seattle.

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.

UW Seattle Physician Assistant Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physician Assistant
• Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant

UW Seattle Physician Assistant Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the physician assistant progam at UW Seattle compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physician assistant major at UW Seattle is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physician Assistant. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Physician Assistant Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
Most Popular Physician Assistant Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8
Most Focused Physician Assistant Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11
	31
Best Physician Assistant Schools	42

In 2021, 97 students received their master’s degree in physician assistant from UW Seattle. This makes it the #11 most popular school for physician assistant master’s degree candidates in the country.

Physician Assistant Student Demographics at UW Seattle

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

UW Seattle Physician Assistant Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in physician assistant from UW Seattle. About 41% were men and 59% were women. The typical physician assistant bachelor's degree program is made up of only 26% men. So male students are more repesented at UW Seattle since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physician assistant at UW Seattle are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities in its physician assistant bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Washington - Seattle Campus with a bachelor's in physician assistant.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UW Seattle Physician Assistant Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 97 students earned a master's degree in physician assistant from UW Seattle. About 54% of these graduates were women and the other 46% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 26% men graduate in physician assistant each year. UW Seattle does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 20% more men than average.

Of the students who received a physician assistant master's degree from UW Seattle, 73% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the physician assistant master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 27% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Washington - Seattle Campus with a master's in physician assistant.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	71
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

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 WA, the home state for University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Health Specialties Professors	3,470	$155,090
Physician Assistants	2,470	$123,980

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 Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.