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Physician Assistant at Long Island University

If you plan to study Physician Assistant, consider the program at Long Island University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Long Island University is in Brookville, NY.

During the most recent reporting year, 39 physician assistant degrees were granted at Long Island University.

Studying Online at Long Island University

Online coursework is an option at Long Island University. Of 16,689 students, 327 (2%) studied exclusively online and 114 (1%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Physician Assistant graduates at Long Island University, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Physician Assistant graduates at Long Island University are 85% women (33) and 15% men (6).

Physician Assistant Master’s Program at Long Island University

Among the 39 master’s physician assistant degrees awarded at Long Island University, 85% were women (33) and 15% were men (6).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Physician Assistant master’s degree recipients at Long Island University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	26
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	1
Asian	8
Two or More Races	1
Unknown	2

Minority students account for 28% of Physician Assistant master’s degree recipients at Long Island University, lower than the national average of 29%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Best-Paid Careers for Physician Assistant Graduates

Graduates of the Physician Assistant program at Long Island University work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for Physician Assistant graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Anesthesiologist Assistants	$116,229
Physician Assistants	$77,320
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$46,663

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.