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Physician Assistant at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

Physician Assistant at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

44 Master's Degrees
What traits are you looking for in a physician assistant school? To help you decide if SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's physician assistant program.

SUNY Downstate is located in Brooklyn, New York and approximately 2,118 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.

SUNY Downstate Physician Assistant Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant

SUNY Downstate Physician Assistant Rankings

Physician Assistant Student Demographics at SUNY Downstate

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physician assistant majors at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University.

SUNY Downstate Physician Assistant Master’s Program

74% Women
57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 26% of physician assistant master's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 24% men graduate in physician assistant each year. SUNY Downstate does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

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In the physician assistant master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 30% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 9
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

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 NY, the home state for SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Health Specialties Professors 22,170 $127,230
Physician Assistants 12,060 $117,000

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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