by our College Data Analytics TeamPhysician Assistant is a concentration offered under the allied health professions major at The University of Texas Medical Branch. 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 UTMB Galveston paid an average of $705 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $267 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,552 | $15,397 |
| Fees | $2,103 | $2,103 |
Online degrees for the UTMB Galveston physician assistant master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UTMB Galveston Online Learning page.
About 84.3% of the students who received their Master’s in physician assistant in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 74.2%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in physician assistant at UTMB Galveston in 2019-2020, 27.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 23%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 9 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 36 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 28 |
*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.
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