Every year approximately 57 students graduate with a degree in physician assisting from Louisiana schools. If you too are interested in a career in physician assisting, Louisiana has 3 physician assistant schools for you to choose from. You can expect to pay an average of $8,040 per year in tuition for a degree in physician assisting in Louisiana state.
The largest physician assistant school in Louisiana, by student population is Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport. It is located in Shreveport. Approximately 29 students graduated with a physician assisting degree from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport in 2009, which is 51% of the total state physician assisting graduates for that year.
A majority of physician assisting graduates choose to work as physician assistants. If you are planning on working in the state after graduation, you should know that the job outlook for physician assistants in Louisiana is good. In Louisiana, there are currently about 620 physician assistants. And the government projects that this number will increase by 28%, or to 800 physician assistants by the year 2018.
As a physician assistant in Louisiana you can expect to earn anywhere from less than $37,576 per year to more than $98,162 per year. In Louisiana, physician assistants make an average of $69,972 per year.
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Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at New Orleans
Address:
433 Bolivar St, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112-2223
Awards Offered:
Associate's degree
Bachelor's degree
Master's degree
Post-master's certificate
Our Lady of the Lake College
Address:
7434 Perkins Rd, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808-4380
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
Bachelor's degree
Postbaccalaureate certificate
Master's degree
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport
Address:
1501 Kings Hwy, Shreveport, Louisiana 71103
Awards Offered:
Bachelor's degree
Master's degree