Physician Assistant at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse

If you plan to study physician assistant, take a look at what University of Wisconsin - La Crosse has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UW - La Crosse is located in La Crosse, Wisconsin and approximately 10,531 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.

UW - La Crosse Physician Assistant Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant

UW - La Crosse Physician Assistant Rankings

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Physician Assistant Student Demographics at UW - La Crosse

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physician assistant majors at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse.

UW - La Crosse Physician Assistant Master’s Program

Of the 29 students who earned a master's degree in Physician Assistant from UW - La Crosse in 2020-2021, 28% were men and 72% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 26% men graduate in physician assistant each year. UW - La Crosse does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

Of the students who received a physician assistant master's degree from UW - La Crosse, 100% 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 Wisconsin - La Crosse with a master's in physician assistant.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	29
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Athletic Training
• Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist
• Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy

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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - La Crosse.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Health Specialties Professors	5,200	$76,800
Physician Assistants	2,020	$107,920

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 Lacrossewi under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.