Physician Assistant at Oregon Health & Science University
If you are interested in studying physician assistant, you may want to check out the program at Oregon Health & Science University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.OHSU is located in Portland, Oregon and approximately 3,035 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.
OHSU Physician Assistant Degrees Available
- Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant
OHSU Physician Assistant Rankings
Physician Assistant Student Demographics at OHSU
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physician assistant majors at Oregon Health & Science University.
OHSU Physician Assistant Master’s Program
Of the students who received a physician assistant master's degree from OHSU, 60% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the physician assistant master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Oregon Health & Science University with a master's in physician assistant.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 5 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
White | 24 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
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 OR, the home state for Oregon Health & Science University.
Occupation | Jobs in OR | Average Salary in OR |
---|---|---|
Health Specialties Professors | 3,660 | $145,380 |
Physician Assistants | 1,530 | $113,570 |
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 M.O. Stevens under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.