Pre-Physician Assistant
A program that prepares individuals for admission to a professional physician assistant program.
- Schools offering
- 15
- Annual completions
- 121
- Typical degree level
- Associate's + Bachelor's
- Median earnings (5yr)
- $61k
About this major
A program that prepares individuals for admission to a professional physician assistant program.
Where this major leads
Occupations most often associated with this major, from the federal BLS+O*NET crosswalk. Job-growth projections and median wages are national.
No federal crosswalk data available for this major yet.
Earnings at a glance
Median graduate earnings from the federal College Scorecard, 5 and 10 years out.
Median 5-year earnings
$61k
Associate's vs Bachelor's — early-career earnings
Associate's
$54k
Bachelor's
$64k
Top colleges for Pre-Physician Assistant
Ranked by annual completions at the associate's or bachelor's level — a proxy for program scale.
| College | Location | Assoc. | Bach. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seton Hill University | Greensburg, PA | 0 | 39 | 39 |
| DeSales University | Center Valley, PA | 0 | 30 | 30 |
| University of New England | Biddeford, ME | 0 | 24 | 24 |
| Oakland University | Rochester Hills, MI | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Butler Community College | El Dorado, KS | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Lee University | Cleveland, TN | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Grand View University | Des Moines, IA | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Wayne County Community College District | Detroit, MI | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Kettering College | Kettering, OH | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Colorado Christian University | Lakewood, CO | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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