by our College Data Analytics TeamPhysician Assistant is a concentration offered under the allied health professions major at University of Southern California. 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Part-time graduates at USC paid an average of $1,995 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $47,880 | $47,880 |
| Fees | $835 | $835 |
Online degrees for the USC physician assistant master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the USC Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in physician assistant in 2019-2020, 77.6% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 74.2%.
Around 77.6% of physician assistant master’s degree recipients at USC in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 23%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 17 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 9 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
*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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