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Western University of Health Sciences Master’s in Physician Assistant

Physician Assistant is a concentration offered under the allied health professions major at Western University of Health Sciences. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in physician assistant, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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• Graduate Cost
• Online Learning
• Student Diversity
• References

How Much Does a Master’s in Physician Assistant from Western University of Health Sciences Cost?

Western University of Health Sciences Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Western University of Health Sciences was $865 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$23,556	$23,556
Fees	$40	$40

Does Western University of Health Sciences Offer an Online Master’s in Physician Assistant?

Western University of Health Sciences 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 Western University of Health Sciences Online Learning page.

Western University of Health Sciences Master’s Student Diversity for Physician Assistant

In the 2019-2020 academic year, 93 students received their master’s degree in physician assistant. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 64.5% 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%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 62.4% of the physician assistant master’s degrees at Western University of Health Sciences in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 23%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	29
Native American or Alaska Native	1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	1
White	28
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

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.

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.