Physician Assistant at Touro University Nevada

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

Touro University Nevada is located in Henderson, Nevada and approximately 1,687 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.

Touro University Nevada Physician Assistant Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant

Online Classes Are Available at Touro University Nevada

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Touro University Nevada offers distance education options for physician assistant at the following degree levels:

Touro University Nevada Physician Assistant Rankings

Physician Assistant Student Demographics at Touro University Nevada

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

Touro University Nevada Physician Assistant Master’s Program

61% Women

43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of physician assistant master's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 24% men graduate in physician assistant each year. Touro University Nevada does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

Of the students who received a physician assistant master's degree from Touro University Nevada, 56% 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 43% of degree recipients. That is 16% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	23
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	42
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 NV, the home state for Touro University Nevada.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Health Specialties Professors	1,190	$95,720
Physician Assistants	650	$116,850

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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