Physician Assistant at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
What traits are you looking for in a physician assistant school? To help you decide if The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's physician assistant program.UT Rio Grande Valley is located in Edinburg, Texas and approximately 32,441 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.
UT Rio Grande Valley Physician Assistant Degrees Available
- Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant
UT Rio Grande Valley Physician Assistant Rankings
Physician Assistant Student Demographics at UT Rio Grande Valley
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physician assistant majors at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.
UT Rio Grande Valley Physician Assistant Master’s Program
In the physician assistant master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of degree recipients. That is 48% better than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley with a master's in physician assistant.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 10 |
Black or African American | 4 |
Hispanic or Latino | 62 |
White | 26 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.
Occupation | Jobs in TX | Average Salary in TX |
---|---|---|
Health Specialties Professors | 13,930 | $139,540 |
Physician Assistants | 7,930 | $109,590 |
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*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.