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Physician Assistant at Wake Forest University

Physician Assistant at Wake Forest University

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

Wake Forest University is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and approximately 8,789 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.

Wake Forest University Physician Assistant Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant

Wake Forest University Physician Assistant Rankings

Physician Assistant Student Demographics at Wake Forest University

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

Wake Forest University Physician Assistant Master’s Program

87% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 13% of physician assistant master's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

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Of the students who received a physician assistant master's degree from Wake Forest 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 Wake Forest University with a master's in physician assistant.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 61
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 NC, the home state for Wake Forest University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Health Specialties Professors 10,090 $134,300
Physician Assistants 5,010 $104,680

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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