Physician Assistant at Saint Louis University

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 Saint Louis University stacks up to those at other schools.

SLU is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and has a total student population of 12,229.

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.

SLU Physician Assistant Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant

SLU Physician Assistant Rankings

Physician Assistant Student Demographics at SLU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physician assistant majors at Saint Louis University.

SLU Physician Assistant Master’s Program

71% Women

4% 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. SLU 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 SLU, 96% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	43
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 MO, the home state for Saint Louis University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Health Specialties Professors	4,710	$148,840
Physician Assistants	1,070	$94,480

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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