Physician Assistant at Mercy College
If you plan to study physician assistant, take a look at what Mercy College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.Mercy is located in Dobbs Ferry, New York and approximately 9,547 students attend the school each year.
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.
Mercy Physician Assistant Degrees Available
- Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant
Mercy Physician Assistant Rankings
Physician Assistant Student Demographics at Mercy
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physician assistant majors at Mercy College.
Mercy Physician Assistant Master’s Program
In the physician assistant master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 58% of degree recipients. That is 32% better than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mercy College with a master's in physician assistant.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 17 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 |
| White | 21 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Related Majors
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 Mercy College.
| 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
- Image Credit: By Sardaka under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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