Physician Assistant at MGH Institute of Health Professions

What traits are you looking for in a physician assistant school? To help you decide if MGH Institute of Health Professions is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's physician assistant program.

MGH Institute of Health Professions is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 1,269 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.

MGH Institute of Health Professions Physician Assistant Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant

MGH Institute of Health Professions Physician Assistant Rankings

Physician Assistant Student Demographics at MGH Institute of Health Professions

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physician assistant majors at MGH Institute of Health Professions.

MGH Institute of Health Professions Physician Assistant Master’s Program

71% Women

31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of physician assistant master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 24% men graduate in physician assistant each year. MGH Institute of Health Professions does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a physician assistant master's degree from MGH Institute of Health Professions, 67% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the physician assistant master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 31% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from MGH Institute of Health Professions with a master's in physician assistant.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	30
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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 MA, the home state for MGH Institute of Health Professions.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Physician Assistants	3,720	$108,700
Health Specialties Professors	3,460	$111,230

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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