In Texas an estimated 290 students graduate from physician assistant schools every year. If you too are interested in studying physician assisting, Texas has 8 physician assistant schools from which you can choose. You can expect to pay an average of $12,370 per year in tuition for a degree in physician assisting in Texas state.
The largest physician assistant school in Texas, by student population is The University of Texas Medical Branch. It is located in Galveston. In 2009, a reported 55 students graduated with a physician assisting degree from The University of Texas Medical Branch. This was 19% of the total physician assisting graduates in Texas for that year.
A majority of physician assisting graduates choose to work as physician assistants. If after graduation, you are planning on sticking around the state, you should keep in mind that the job outlook for physician assisting graduates in Texas is good. In Texas, there are currently about 4,100 physician assistants. The government expects, by 2018, for this number to increase by 41%, or to 5,810 physician assistants.
In Texas, as a physician assistant, you can expect to earn a salary of anywhere from less than $59,490 per year to more than $102,254 per year. But the median salary for physician assistants earn $89,193 per year, in Texas.
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The University of Texas-Pan American
Address:
1201 W University Dr, Edinburg, Texas 78539-2999
Awards Offered:
Bachelor's degree
Master's degree
Baylor University
Address:
500 Speight Ave., Waco, Texas 76798
Awards Offered:
Bachelor's degree
Master's degree
Post-master's certificate
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Address:
3601 4th Street, Lubbock, Texas 79430
Awards Offered:
Bachelor's degree
Master's degree
Post-master's certificate
Address:
7703 Floyd Curl Dr, San Antonio, Texas 78229-3900
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Bachelor's degree
Postbaccalaureate certificate
Master's degree
Address:
5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, Texas 75390-9096
Awards Offered:
Bachelor's degree
Postbaccalaureate certificate
Master's degree
Post-master's certificate
The University of Texas Medical Branch
Address:
301 University Blvd, Galveston, Texas 77555-0129
Awards Offered:
Bachelor's degree
Postbaccalaureate certificate
Master's degree
Post-master's certificate
Baylor College of Medicine
Address:
One Baylor Plaza, Houston, Texas 77030-3498
Awards Offered:
Master's degree
Address:
3500 Camp Bowie Blvd, Forth Worth, Texas 76107-2699
Awards Offered:
Master's degree