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Physician Assistant at Mississippi College

If you plan to study Physician Assistant, you may want to check out the program at Mississippi College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Mississippi College sits in Clinton, MS.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 32 physician assistant graduations were recorded at Mississippi College.

Online & Distance Learning at Mississippi College

Many students take online classes at Mississippi College. Among 4,164 students, 456 (11%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 1,507 (36%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the diversity of Physician Assistant graduates at Mississippi College, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, Physician Assistant graduates at Mississippi College are 72% women (23) and 28% men (9).

Physician Assistant Master’s Program at Mississippi College

Of the 32 master’s physician assistant degrees awarded at Mississippi College, 72% were women (23) and 28% were men (9).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	28
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	2
Asian	1

Minority students account for 12% of Physician Assistant master’s degree recipients at Mississippi College, below 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 Mississippi College work across a variety of fields. Below are the highest-paying 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.