Class of 2020 Graduate Profile

Entering class size: 40

Attrition: 0

Graduating class size: 40

First-time PA National Certifying Exam (PANCE) pass rate: 100%

Results below are based on the program’s graduate survey upon graduation (90% response rate).

Job offers by the end of the program

  • Zero: 25%
  • 1-2: 56%
  • 3-5: 19%
  • 5-7: 0
  • 7-10: 0

Job Placement

  • Had a job offer by graduation: 58%
  • Accepted a job by graduation: 19%
  • Taking time off before pursing employment: 14%
  • Undetermined: 8%
  • Employed within 6 months of graduation: 95% (based on 6-month graduate survey that yielded a 48% response rate)

Areas of Practice

  • Family Medicine: 14%
  • Pediatrics: 8%
  • Internal Medicine: 20%
  • OB/GYN: 4%
  • Emergency Medicine: 16%
  • Orthopedics: 8%
  • Urgent Care: 6%
  • Surgery: 9%
  • Behavioral Medicine: 4%
  • Oncology: 2%
  • Dermatology: 2%

Locations of Practice

  • Rural Areas: 32%
  • Medically Underserved Area or Health Professional Shortage Area: 68 %

States of Practice (14% of graduating class)

  • Texas
  • Georgia
  • Virginia
  • Florida

NC Locations of Practice (86% of graduating class)

  • Fayetteville and Southeastern N.C. (68%)
  • Wake Forest
  • Raleigh
  • Charlotte
  • Greensboro

Salary Ranges

  • $90,000-$99,000: 9%
  • $100,000+: 21%
  • Unknown at the time of graduation: 69%