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Physician Assistant Post Professional M.S.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Incorporate information technology and analytic thinking to obtain and analyze medical research and improve clinical decision making.

2. Integrate systems-based care models to improve access to healthcare, reduce cost and improve patient outcomes for diverse patient populations.

3. Demonstrate leadership skills and behaviors as a member of an inter-professional health care team in research, clinical, community, and educational settings.

4. Display ethical and social responsibility, life-long learning and self-reflection as vehicles to enhance personal and professional development and scholarship.

5. Develop successful professional skills and strategies to increase career potential as a physician assistant.

SUCCESS RATES

65.8%

3-year graduation rate

2.88

Avg. years to degree

MEDIAN EARNINGS

$120,704

10 years after graduation

$111,101

5 years after graduation

$99,141

1 year after graduation

PLACEMENT2 years after graduation

5.3%

Working in New York

5.9%

Continuing Education

Notes

Graduation rates: the percent of students entering the master’s program any time during the academic year and graduating by May 31 three years later. Methodology is parallel to AAU Data Exchange doctoral completion rates and means that spring entrants have less time to complete. Average of three most recent reporting years (2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24) Years to degree: the average number of years it takes a student to complete the selected program. Average of the three most recent completion years (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23). No Asterisk-Earnings: the median annual earnings of graduates in the selected program at the master’s degree level based on the 2-digit CIP code at 1, 5 and 10 years after graduation. U.S. Census, Postsecondary Enrollment Outcomes Explorer. Degree completers from 2001-2018 in 2020 dollars. Asterisk- Earnings: the median annual earnings of graduates in the selected program at the master’s degree level at 1, 5 and 10 years after graduation. SUNY Graduates Post Completions Interactive Dashboard. Degree completers from 2005-2019 in 2020 dollars. Working in NY State: the percent of graduates working in New York State two years after graduation. SUNY Wages Dashboard, includes graduates from 2015-18. Most recent available data from SUNY as of January 31, 2024