Physician Assistant at Western University of Health Sciences

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

Western University of Health Sciences is located in Pomona, California and approximately 3,813 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.

Western University of Health Sciences Physician Assistant Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant

Western University of Health Sciences Physician Assistant Rankings

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Physician Assistant Student Demographics at Western University of Health Sciences

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

Western University of Health Sciences Physician Assistant Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 95 students graduated with a master's degree in physician assistant from Western University of Health Sciences. About 32% were men and 68% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 26% men graduate in physician assistant each year. Western University of Health Sciences does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

In the physician assistant master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 65% of degree recipients. That is 41% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	31
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

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 CA, the home state for Western University of Health Sciences.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Health Specialties Professors	11,540	$161,770
Physician Assistants	10,520	$117,230

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.