Physician Assistant at James Madison University

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

JMU is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 21,594.

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.

JMU Physician Assistant Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant

JMU Physician Assistant Rankings

Physician Assistant Student Demographics at JMU

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

JMU 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. JMU 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 JMU, 77% 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 James Madison University with a master's in physician assistant.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	24
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Related Majors

• Athletic Training

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 VA, the home state for James Madison University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Physician Assistants	2,510	$99,340

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 Asheville Post Card Co., Asheville, North Carolina under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.