Physician Assistant Schools

There are 146 accredited physician assistant schools in the country. As a professor or instructor of physician assistant classes at one of these schools, you play a fundamental role in shaping the future of this growing field. The trends in the physician assistant academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below, which includes physician assistant training at the following levels:

Statistics

Professional Trends

National Employment growth for Physician assistant professionals

62,960 67,160 71,950 76,900 81,420
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  • Dark Yellow: Actual Values

81,420 physician assistant professionals were working in the US in the year 2010. This number has grown by 29% over the course of the past 4 years.

This growth is faster than the growth for all careers during the same time period. There was a 1% decline for all careers. Until 2018 this trend is expected to contine.

National Salary percentiles for Physician assistant professionals

10th percentile		 $57,450
25th percentile		 $73,040
50th percentile		 $86,410
75th percentile		 $101,690
90th percentile		 $117,720

Physician assistant professionals in the US earned a median salary of $86,410 per year in 2010. The median yearly salary for physician assistant professionals in the US was 28% more than that for all professions, which was $68,155 per year.

National Median Salary Growth For Physician Assistant

$74,980 $78,450 $81,230 $84,420 $86,410
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  • Light Blue: Salaries

Physician assistant professionals' salaries have grown by 15% between the years 2006 and 2010.

Educational Trends

National Physician Assistant Student enrollment growth by degree

156 132 107 118 91
1,231 960 877 837 744
0 0 4 7 19
3,559 3,246 3,774 3,975 4,502
277 197 215 258 374
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  • Yellow: Associate's Degree in Physician Assistant
  • Blue: Bachelor's Degree in Physician Assistant
  • Red: Doctorates Degree in Physician Assistant
  • Light blue: Master's Degree in Physician Assistant
  • Grey: Certificate in Physician Assistant

The career outlook for physician assistant professionals is showing a rapid change. However, on the educational front, the story is quite different. In 2006, 5,223 students graduated from physician assistant degree programs in the US. In 2010, 5,730 students graduated from physician assistant schools.

Thus, in 4 years, there was a 10% growth in the number of physician assistant graduates. This growth in the number of students graduating from physician assistant courses is less than the change nationally for students graduating from institutions for higher education in general, which has been a 12% growth from 2006 to 2010.

Physician Assistant Programs offered Nationwide

associate		 4
bachelor		 31
master		 105
doctor		 1
Certificate		 11
Total152

While student graduation numbers are up, the number of schools offering physician assistant programs has decreased. In 2006 there were 130 physician assistant schools across the nation, and in 2010, there were 146 schools.

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States

  1. Physician Assistant Schools in New York19 Schools
  2. Physician Assistant Schools in Pennsylvania15 Schools
  3. Physician Assistant Schools in California10 Schools
  4. Physician Assistant Schools in Texas8 Schools
  5. Physician Assistant Schools in Ohio6 Schools
  6. Physician Assistant Schools in Michigan5 Schools
  7. Physician Assistant Schools in Florida5 Schools
  8. Physician Assistant Schools in Illinois5 Schools
  9. Physician Assistant Schools in North Carolina4 Schools
  10. Physician Assistant Schools in Maryland4 Schools
  11. Physician Assistant Schools in Virginia4 Schools
  12. Physician Assistant Schools in Georgia4 Schools
  13. Physician Assistant Schools in Wisconsin4 Schools
  14. Physician Assistant Schools in Louisiana3 Schools
  15. Physician Assistant Schools in Alabama3 Schools
  16. Physician Assistant Schools in Massachusetts3 Schools
  17. Physician Assistant Schools in Tennessee3 Schools
  18. Physician Assistant Schools in Connecticut3 Schools
  19. Physician Assistant Schools in Missouri3 Schools
  20. Physician Assistant Schools in Indiana2 Schools
  21. Physician Assistant Schools in Iowa2 Schools
  22. Physician Assistant Schools in Kansas2 Schools
  23. Physician Assistant Schools in Kentucky2 Schools
  24. Physician Assistant Schools in Oregon2 Schools
  25. Physician Assistant Schools in Colorado2 Schools
  26. Physician Assistant Schools in Washington DC2 Schools
  27. Physician Assistant Schools in Nebraska2 Schools
  28. Physician Assistant Schools in Idaho2 Schools
  29. Physician Assistant Schools in New Jersey2 Schools
  30. Physician Assistant Schools in West Virginia2 Schools
  31. Physician Assistant Schools in North Dakota1 Schools
  32. Physician Assistant Schools in Oklahoma1 Schools
  33. Physician Assistant Schools in Maine1 Schools
  34. Physician Assistant Schools in Arizona1 Schools
  35. Physician Assistant Schools in Arkansas1 Schools
  36. Physician Assistant Schools in South Carolina1 Schools
  37. Physician Assistant Schools in South Dakota1 Schools
  38. Physician Assistant Schools in Minnesota1 Schools
  39. Physician Assistant Schools in Montana1 Schools
  40. Physician Assistant Schools in Utah1 Schools
  41. Physician Assistant Schools in Nevada1 Schools
  42. Physician Assistant Schools in Washington State1 Schools
  43. Physician Assistant Schools in New Mexico1 Schools

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