Physician Assistant at Idaho State University

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

ISU is located in Pocatello, Idaho and has a total student population of 11,766.

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.

ISU Physician Assistant Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant

ISU Physician Assistant Rankings

Physician Assistant Student Demographics at ISU

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

ISU Physician Assistant Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of physician assistant master's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 24% men graduate in physician assistant each year. ISU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than average.

Of the students who received a physician assistant master's degree from ISU, 80% 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 Idaho State University with a master's in physician assistant.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	59
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Related Majors

• Athletic Training
• Respiratory Care Therapy
• Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
• Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy

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 ID, the home state for Idaho State University.

Occupation	Jobs in ID	Average Salary in ID
Physician Assistants	730	$109,090
Health Specialties Professors	300	$101,590

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 Staplegunther under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.