Physician Assistant Schools In Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania has 15 accredited physician assistant schools where physician assistant faculty who teach physician assistant classes can find employment. The trends in Pennsylvania's physician assistant academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in physician assistant includes physician assistant training at the following levels:
- Physician Assistant Certificate
- Bachelors degree in Physician Assistant
- Masters degree in Physician Assistant
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Statistics
Professional Trends
Pennsylvania Vs. National Physician Assistant Employment
| Pennsylvania | 4,770 |
| National | 81,420 |
Approximately 6% of the country's physician assistant professionals work in Pennsylvania state.
Employment Growth for Physician assistant professionals In Pennsylvania
| 2,640 | 3,210 | 0 | 4,450 | 4,770 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Pennsylvania, physician assistant is a growing field. In Pennsylvania, 2,130 more physician assistant professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of physician assistant has grown by 81% in Pennsylvania. This growth is faster than the national trend for physician assistant professionals which shows a 29% increase in the number of physician assistant professionals working around the nation.
Physician Assistant VS. All Professions salaries in Pennsylvania
| $62,310 | $67,370 | $68,210 | $68,170 | $67,850 |
| $44,448 | $45,778 | $47,594 | $49,448 | $50,581 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Physician Assistant
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
As the number of physician assistant professionals is growing, the salaries paid to physician assistant professionals are increasing in Pennsylvania. The mean salary for physician assistant professionals in 2006 was $62,310 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $67,850 per year.
Salary percentiles for Physician assistant professionals in Pennsylvania
10th percentile |
$33,740 |
25th percentile |
$49,620 |
50th percentile |
$71,560 |
75th percentile |
$85,030 |
90th percentile |
$95,390 |
Thus, physician assistant professionals' salaries grew by 8% in 4 years. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. In Pennsylvania state, within the field of physician assistant, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid physician assistant professionals earn 183% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.
Average Salaries for Physician assistant professionals and related professions in Pennsylvania
Dental Hygienist |
$58,230 |
Health Science |
$68,376 |
Physician Assistant |
$67,850 |
In Pennsylvania, physician assistant professionals earn, on average, less than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Physician Assistant programs available for each degree type for all schools in Pennsylvania
associate |
0 |
bachelor |
6 |
master |
14 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
1 |
| Total | 21 |
The number of students graduating from the 15 accredited physician assistant schools in Pennsylvania is increasing. In 2006 there were 554 physician assistant graduates from physician assistant courses in Pennsylvania and in 2010 there were 772 graduates.
This represents a 39% increase in the number of physician assistant degree or certificate school graduates in Pennsylvania state. 67% of these graduates received an master's degree in physician assistant.