Physician Assistant at Wichita State University

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

WSU is located in Wichita, Kansas and approximately 14,999 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.

WSU Physician Assistant Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant

WSU Physician Assistant Rankings

Physician Assistant Student Demographics at WSU

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

WSU Physician Assistant Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of physician assistant master's degrees went to men and 68% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 24% men graduate in physician assistant each year. WSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a physician assistant master's degree from WSU, 77% 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 Wichita State University with a master's in physician assistant.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	34
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Athletic Training

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 KS, the home state for Wichita State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Physician Assistants	1,040	$104,720
Health Specialties Professors	380	$84,400

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
• Image Credit: By Hrududu under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.