by our College Data Analytics TeamPhysician Assistant is a concentration offered under the allied health professions major at Mercer 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, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Part-time graduates at Mercer paid an average of $831 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same 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 | $14,964 | $14,964 |
| Fees | $300 | $300 |
Mercer 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 Mercer Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in physician assistant in 2019-2020, 83.6% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 74.2%.
Around 20.9% of physician assistant master’s degree recipients at Mercer in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 23%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 8 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 52 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Athletic Training | 3 |
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*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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