Approximately 0.0% of graduates in of Arizona receive a Physician Assistant degree every year.

The only accredited Physician Assistant school in Arizona is Midwestern University, which is located in Glendale.

Cost

The tuition rate for students taking Physician Assistant courses at Midwestern University was $0 per year.

A Physician Assistant degree from an Arizona school... what next?

Most people who graduate from Physician Assistant school in Arizona go on to work as a physician assistant. The Arizona counties with the largest populations of physician assistants are:

1. Maricopa County - 1,080 physician assistants
2. Pima County - 210 physician assistants
3. Apache County - 50 physician assistants

Salary

A physician assistant in Arizona makes an average of $84,500 per year. However, this number is only an average. physician assistants in Arizona had varying salaries from $44,600 to $140,560 per year in 2010. [A/An] physician assistants in the following Arizona counties makes the highest salaries on average:

1. Apache County - $95,040 per year
2. Yuma County - $92,430 per year
3. Pima County - $90,120 per year

The Arizona counties with the lowest average salary for physician assistants are:

1. Yavapai County - $80,080 per year
2. Maricopa County - $82,910 per year
3. Cochise County - $85,300 per year

More Information

Take a look at the graphs and charts below for additional physician assisting statistics regarding a career in Physician Assistant and to compare salaries with a variety of related fields such as dental assisting or health science.