Physician Assistant at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

Every physician assistant school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the physician assistant program at Rutgers University - New Brunswick stacks up to those at other schools.

Rutgers New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and approximately 50,411 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.

Rutgers New Brunswick Physician Assistant Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant

Rutgers New Brunswick Physician Assistant Rankings

Physician Assistant Student Demographics at Rutgers New Brunswick

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physician assistant majors at Rutgers University - New Brunswick.

Rutgers New Brunswick Physician Assistant Master’s Program

72% Women

62% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of physician assistant master's degrees went to men and 72% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 24% men graduate in physician assistant each year. Rutgers New Brunswick does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the physician assistant master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 62% of degree recipients. That is 35% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rutgers University - New Brunswick with a master's in physician assistant.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	14
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

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 NJ, the home state for Rutgers University - New Brunswick.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Health Specialties Professors	4,420	$109,190
Physician Assistants	2,810	$116,270

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
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