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Physician Assistant at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Physician Assistant at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

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

TTUHSC is located in Lubbock, Texas and has a total student population of 5,274.

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.

TTUHSC Physician Assistant Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant

TTUHSC Physician Assistant Rankings

Physician Assistant Student Demographics at TTUHSC

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

TTUHSC Physician Assistant Master’s Program

73% Women
55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 27% of physician assistant master's degrees went to men and 73% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 24% men graduate in physician assistant each year. TTUHSC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

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In the physician assistant master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 55% of degree recipients. That is 28% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 9
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 18
White 24
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 TX, the home state for Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Health Specialties Professors 13,930 $139,540
Physician Assistants 7,930 $109,590

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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