Physician Assistant at Clarkson University

If you are interested in studying physician assistant, you may want to check out the program at Clarkson University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Clarkson is located in Potsdam, New York and has a total student population of 4,025.

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.

Clarkson Physician Assistant Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant

Clarkson Physician Assistant Rankings

Physician Assistant Student Demographics at Clarkson

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

Clarkson Physician Assistant Master’s Program

67% Women

8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of physician assistant master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 24% men graduate in physician assistant each year. Clarkson does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a physician assistant master's degree from Clarkson, 83% 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 Clarkson University with a master's in physician assistant.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 Clarkson University.

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
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