Graduate Characteristics
Characteristics of Program Graduates
- As of May 2009 the program has 144 graduates.
- All program graduates but one have passed the Physician Assistant National Certification Exam (PANCE) on their first attempt.
- Graduates’ average scores on the PANCE have consistently placed the program in the top 20% of programs nationally, in the top 10% 4 of the past 7 years, and in the top 5% the past two years.
- Most have located in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
- The average starting salary for new graduates since 2000 has been $58,700.