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Undergraduate Certificates in Physician Assistant

93 Yearly Graduations
73% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were women, and 38% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Also, 3.2% of physician assistant graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Physician Assistant Majors

In 2020-2021, 93 earned their undergraduate certificate in physician assistant. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in physician assistant at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Master’s Degree 10,394
Doctor’s Degree 421
Bachelor’s Degree 408
Undergraduate Certificate 93
Graduate Certificate 35

Earnings of Physician Assistant Majors With Undergraduate Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for physician assistant majors with their undergraduate certificate due to lack of data.

Student Debt

The data on debt ranges for physician assistant majors who have their undergraduate certificate is not available.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their undergraduate certificate in physician assistant. About 73.1% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 25
Women 68
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The racial-ethnic distribution of physician assistant undergraduate certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 25
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 50
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 8
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Major Annual Degrees Awarded
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Radiologic Technology 1,030
Medical Radiologic Technology 257

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

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