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Physician Assistant at Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center

Physician Assistant at Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center

What traits are you looking for in a physician assistant school? To help you decide if Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's physician assistant program.

Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine is located in West Des Moines, Iowa and has a total student population of 1,559.

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.

Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine Physician Assistant Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant

Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine Physician Assistant Rankings

Physician Assistant Student Demographics at Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physician assistant majors at Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center.

Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine Physician Assistant Master’s Program

79% Women
5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 21% of physician assistant master's degrees went to men and 79% went to women.

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Of the students who received a physician assistant master's degree from Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine, 91% 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 Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center with a master's in physician assistant.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 53
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 IA, the home state for Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
Health Specialties Professors 2,760 $156,320
Physician Assistants 1,000 $110,550

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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