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Physical Therapy Assistant at Missouri Western State University

Physical Therapy Assistant at Missouri Western State University

What traits are you looking for in a physical therapy assistant school? To help you decide if Missouri Western State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's physical therapy assistant program.

Missouri Western is located in Saint Joseph, Missouri and has a total student population of 4,911.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Physical Therapy Assistant section at the bottom of this page.

Missouri Western Physical Therapy Assistant Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Physical Therapy Assistant

Missouri Western Physical Therapy Assistant Rankings

Physical Therapy Assistant Student Demographics at Missouri Western

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physical therapy assistant majors at Missouri Western State University.

Missouri Western Physical Therapy Assistant Associate’s Program

73% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 27% of physical therapy assistant associate's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in physical therapy assistant at Missouri Western are white. Around 87% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Missouri Western State University with a associate's in physical therapy assistant.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 13
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Careers That Physical Therapy Assistant Grads May Go Into

A degree in physical therapy 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 MO, the home state for Missouri Western State University.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
Physical Therapist Assistants 2,240 $53,150

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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