Physician Assistant at Westfield State 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 Westfield State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Westfield is located in Westfield, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 5,395.

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.

Westfield Physician Assistant Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant

Westfield Physician Assistant Rankings

Physician Assistant Student Demographics at Westfield

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

Westfield Physician Assistant Master’s Program

64% Women

36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of physician assistant master's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 24% men graduate in physician assistant each year. Westfield does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

Of the students who received a physician assistant master's degree from Westfield, 54% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the physician assistant master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 36% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	15
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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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 MA, the home state for Westfield State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Physician Assistants	3,720	$108,700
Health Specialties Professors	3,460	$111,230

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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