If you are interested in pursuing physician assisting, you may want to consider attending one of the 2 physician assistant schools in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh has a general population of 334,563 and an overall student population of 92,472. Approximately 12,513 of Pittsburgh's students are enrolled in schools that offer physician assistant programs.
Of the 2 physician assistant schools in Pittsburgh, the largest physician assisting school, by student population, is Duquesne University. In 2010, approximately 64 students graduated from the Physician Assisting program at Duquesne University.
In 2010, 114 students graduated with a physician assisting degree from one of Pittsburgh's physician assistant schools. If you decide to attend a physician assistant school in Pittsburgh, you can expect to pay an average yearly tuition of $27,379.
You should also anticipate spending about $930 for physician assisting related books and supplies every year. And if you live on campus at one of the Pittsburgh-based physician assistant schools, you will have an added expense of $8,950 per year, on average, for room and board. Students who live at home can cut this cost down to approximately $30,118.
If you decide to work as a physician assistant in Pittsburgh, your job prospects are good. There were 3,750 physician assistants working in Pennsylvania and 900 working in Pittsburgh in 2010. By the year 2018, the number of physician assistants is expected to increase by 18% in Pittsburgh. 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 Pittsburgh is $79,250 per year, which is higher than the average for physician assistants state-wide.
Duquesne University
Address:
Administration Bldg 600 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15282
Awards Offered:
Bachelor's degree
Postbaccalaureate certificate
Master's degree
Post-master's certificate
Chatham University
Address:
Woodland Rd, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15232
Awards Offered:
Bachelor's degree
Postbaccalaureate certificate
Master's degree