Physician Assistant at Western Michigan University

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 Western Michigan University stacks up to those at other schools.

WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and approximately 19,887 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student received a bachelor's degree in physician assistant from WMU.

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.

WMU Physician Assistant Degrees Available

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

WMU Physician Assistant Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks physician assistant programs across the country. The following shows how WMU performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physician assistant major at WMU 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
	7
	106
	108
Most Popular Physician Assistant Schools	110
Most Popular Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools	110
Best Physician Assistant Schools	120
Most Focused Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Schools	185

In 2021, 39 students received their master’s degree in physician assistant from WMU. This makes it the #110 most popular school for physician assistant master’s degree candidates in the country.

Physician Assistant Student Demographics at WMU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physician assistant majors at Western Michigan University.

WMU Physician Assistant Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of physician assistant bachelor's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Michigan University with a bachelor's in physician assistant.

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

WMU Physician Assistant Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 39 students graduated with a master's degree in physician assistant from WMU. About 15% were men and 85% were women.

Of the students who received a physician assistant master's degree from WMU, 79% 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 Western Michigan University with a master's in physician assistant.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	31
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Athletic Training

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 MI, the home state for Western Michigan University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Health Specialties Professors	5,440	$131,020
Physician Assistants	4,490	$110,240

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 TheKuLeR under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.