by our College Data Analytics TeamPhysician Assistant is a concentration offered under the allied health professions major at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. 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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Out-of-state part-time graduates at UT Rio Grande Valley paid an average of $776 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $367 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,458 | $13,820 |
| Fees | $1,331 | $1,331 |
UT Rio Grande Valley 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 UT Rio Grande Valley Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in physician assistant in 2019-2020, 73.6% of them were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 74.2%.
Around 61.5% of physician assistant master’s degree recipients at UT Rio Grande Valley in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 23%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 9 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 45 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 16 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 19 |
*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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