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Overview for Physician Assistant

A program that prepares individuals to practice medicine, including diagnoses and treatment therapies, under the supervision of a physician. Includes instruction in the basic medical and clinical sciences and specialized preparation in fields such as family medicine; pediatrics; obstetrics; gynecology; general surgery; psychiatry; behavioral medicine; the delivery of health care services to homebound patients, rural populations, underserved populations; and community health services.

Careers for Physician Assistant Majors

A major in Physician Assistant is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided.

Colleges Offering a Major in Physician Assistant

Top 13 New York Colleges with the highest percentage of Physician Assistant among the 2007-2008 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded/
Percentage
SelectivityTuition
 SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn
Brooklyn, NY
 31
(16.4%)
 - 
D'Youville College
Buffalo, NY
 29
(10.0%)
Less Selective$20,000 
 Touro College
New York, NY
 125
(8.2%)
Moderately Selective$14,200 
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Wagner College
Staten Island, NY
 28
(7.3%)
Moderately Selective$29,400 
Long Island University-Brooklyn Campus
Brooklyn, NY
 40
(6.9%)
Moderately Selective$25,574 
CUNY York College
Jamaica, NY
 17
(2.3%)
Highly Selective$8,952 
CUNY City College
New York, NY
 29
(2.0%)
Highly Selective$8,969 
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St. John's University-New York
Queens, NY
 41
(1.9%)
Moderately Selective$26,200 
New York Institute of Technology-Old Westbury
Old Westbury, NY
 12
(1.9%)
Less Selective$22,780 
Pace University-New York
New York, NY
 23
(1.4%)
Less Selective$31,357 
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.