Physician Assistant at Wagner College

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

Wagner is located in Staten Island, New York and has a total student population of 2,070. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 72 students received a bachelor's degree in physician assistant from Wagner.

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.

Wagner Physician Assistant Degrees Available

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

Wagner Physician Assistant Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physician assistant major at Wagner 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
Most Focused Physician Assistant Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
	1
Most Popular Physician Assistant Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
Best Physician Assistant Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
Best Value Physician Assistant Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5
Most Focused Physician Assistant Schools	9
Most Popular Physician Assistant Schools	13
	15
	20
Best Physician Assistant Schools	54
Best Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools	69
Most Focused Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools	69
Best Value Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools	98
Most Popular Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools	125
Best Value Physician Assistant Schools	158

In 2021, 36 students received their master’s degree in physician assistant from Wagner. This makes it the #125 most popular school for physician assistant master’s degree candidates in the country.

Physician Assistant Student Demographics at Wagner

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physician assistant majors at Wagner College.

Wagner Physician Assistant Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 72 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in physician assistant from Wagner. About 18% were men and 82% were women.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physician assistant at Wagner are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 Wagner College with a bachelor's in physician assistant.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	50
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Wagner Physician Assistant Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 students graduated with a master's degree in physician assistant from Wagner. About 19% were men and 81% were women.

Of the students who received a physician assistant master's degree from Wagner, 75% 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 Wagner College with a master's in physician assistant.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Wagner 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 NY, the home state for Wagner College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Health Specialties Professors	22,170	$127,230
Physician Assistants	12,060	$117,000

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 Parent5446 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.