by our College Data Analytics TeamPhysician Assistant is a concentration offered under the allied health professions major at Samuel Merritt University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in physician assistant, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Samuel Merritt University paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $52,896 | $52,896 |
| Fees | $572 | $572 |
Samuel Merritt University does not offer an online option for its physician assistant master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Samuel Merritt University Online Learning page.
Women made up around 67.4% of the physician assistant students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 74.2%.
Around 58.1% of physician assistant master’s degree recipients at Samuel Merritt University in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 23%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 7 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 14 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
*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.