The Physician Assistant Major at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

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Physician Assistant at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

If you plan to study physician assistant, take a look at what Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

LSU Health - New Orleans is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and approximately 2,827 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.

LSU Health - New Orleans Physician Assistant Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant

LSU Health - New Orleans Physician Assistant Rankings

Physician Assistant Student Demographics at LSU Health - New Orleans

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physician assistant majors at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans.

LSU Health - New Orleans Physician Assistant Master’s Program

74% Women

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of physician assistant master's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 24% men graduate in physician assistant each year. LSU Health - New Orleans does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a physician assistant master's degree from LSU Health - New Orleans, 71% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the physician assistant master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 29% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans with a master's in physician assistant.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 LA, the home state for Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Physician Assistants	1,060	$85,990
Health Specialties Professors	880	$105,820

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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