Physician Assistant Program Graduate Placement
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%