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Physician Assistant at Western Michigan University

Physician Assistant at Western Michigan University

Every physician assistant school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the physician assistant program at Western Michigan University stacks up to those at other schools.

WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and approximately 19,887 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.

WMU Physician Assistant Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physician Assistant
  • Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant

WMU Physician Assistant Rankings

The physician assistant major at WMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physician Assistant. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Physician Assistant Student Demographics at WMU

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

WMU Physician Assistant Bachelor’s Program

82% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 18% of physician assistant bachelor's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

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About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physician assistant at WMU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Michigan University with a bachelor's in physician assistant.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

WMU Physician Assistant Master’s Program

90% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 10% of physician assistant master's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

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Of the students who received a physician assistant master's degree from WMU, 80% 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 Western Michigan University with a master's in physician assistant.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 32
International Students 1
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 MI, the home state for Western Michigan University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Health Specialties Professors 5,440 $131,020
Physician Assistants 4,490 $110,240

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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