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Physician Assistant at Upstate Medical University

Physician Assistant at Upstate Medical University

If you are interested in studying physician assistant, you may want to check out the program at Upstate Medical University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SUNY Upstate Medical University is located in Syracuse, New York and approximately 1,528 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 Upstate Medical University Physician Assistant Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant

SUNY Upstate Medical University Physician Assistant Rankings

Physician Assistant Student Demographics at SUNY Upstate Medical University

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

SUNY Upstate Medical University Physician Assistant Master’s Program

61% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 39% of physician assistant master's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 24% men graduate in physician assistant each year. SUNY Upstate Medical University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a physician assistant master's degree from SUNY Upstate Medical University, 73% 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 Upstate Medical University with a master's in physician assistant.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 24
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 Upstate Medical 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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