Greensburg has a general population of 15,889 and an overall student population of 4,225. Approximately 2,136 of Greensburg's students are enrolled in schools that offer physician assistant programs.
Greensburg's largest physician assistant school is Seton Hill University. In 2010, approximately 33 students graduated from the Physician Assisting program at Seton Hill University.
A total of 33 students graduated with credentials in physician assisting from physician assistant schools in Greensburg in 2010. If you decide to attend a physician assistant school in Greensburg, you can expect to pay an average yearly tuition of $26,622.
You should also anticipate spending about $1,000 for physician assisting related books and supplies every year. And if you live on campus at one of the Greensburg-based physician assistant schools, you will have an added expense of $8,550 per year, on average, for room and board. Students who live at home can cut this cost down to approximately $29,922.
If you plan on staying in Greensburg after graduating from physician assistant school, you should know that job prospects for physician assistants in Greensburg, which is the most popular physician assisting profession, are good. There were 3,750 physician assistants working in Pennsylvania and 900 working in Greensburg in 2010. Greensburg's a physician assistants workforce is projected to increase by 18% by the year 2018. This anticipated change is slower than the projected nationwide trend for physician assistants.
The average salary you can expect to earn as a physician assistant in Greensburg is $79,250 per year, which is higher than the average for physician assistants state-wide.
Seton Hill University
Address:
1 Seton Hill Dr, Greensburg, Pennsylvania 15601
Awards Offered:
Bachelor's degree
Postbaccalaureate certificate
Master's degree
Post-master's certificate