Physician Assistant at Springfield College

What traits are you looking for in a physician assistant school? To help you decide if Springfield College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's physician assistant program.

Springfield College is located in Springfield, Massachusetts and approximately 3,068 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Physician Assistant section at the bottom of this page.

 

 

Springfield College Physician Assistant Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physician Assistant

Springfield College Physician Assistant Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks physician assistant programs across the country. The following shows how Springfield College performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physician assistant major at Springfield College is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physician Assistant. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Physician Assistant Trade Schools	3
Most Focused Physician Assistant Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	3
Most Popular Physician Assistant Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	6
Most Popular Physician Assistant Trade Schools	7
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Best Value Physician Assistant Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10
Best Physician Assistant Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	10
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Best Physician Assistant Trade Schools	12
Best Value Physician Assistant Schools	12

Physician Assistant Student Demographics at Springfield College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physician assistant majors at Springfield College.

Springfield College Physician Assistant Bachelor’s Program

Of the 31 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Physician Assistant from Springfield College in 2020-2021, 23% were men and 77% were women.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physician assistant at Springfield College are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Springfield College with a bachelor's in physician assistant.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Springfield College also has a doctoral program available in physician assistant. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
• Athletic Training

Careers That Physician Assistant Grads May Go Into

A degree in physician assistant can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Springfield College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Physician Assistants	3,720	$108,700
Health Specialties Professors	3,460	$111,230

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By college under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.