Each year, in the range of 0.0% of Utah graduates, graduate from Physician Assistant degree programs.

University of Utah, which was ranked 27th nationwide in 2010, is the only accredited Physician Assistant school in Utah. It is located in Salt Lake City. In 2010, University of Utah graduated 40 students from its Physician Assistant programs.

Cost

Tuition at University of Utah for students enrolled in Physician Assistant courses was $6,272 per year.

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

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

1. Salt Lake County - 330 physician assistants
2. Davis County - 150 physician assistants
3. Juab County - 60 physician assistants

Salary

Utah physician assistants earn on average $87,430 per year. But, in 2010, some Utah physician assistants earned as little as less than $45,460 per year or as much as more than $160,520 per year. The following counties in Utah have the highest average salaries for physician assistants:

1. Davis County - $103,430 per year
2. Juab County - $86,420 per year
3. Salt Lake County - $85,860 per year

On average physician assistants earns the least in the following Utah counties:

1. Salt Lake County - $85,860 per year
2. Juab County - $86,420 per year
3. Davis County - $103,430 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.