Iowa Physician Assistant Training Programs and Schools

Career Information for Physician Assistants in Iowa

Fast Facts for Physician Assistants in Iowa

Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Iowa City, Des Moines, and Waterloo
Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Davenport, Cedar Rapids, and Sioux City
Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Des Moines, Iowa City, and Davenport

Salaries for Physician Assistants in Iowa

Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Iowa City, Waterloo, and Sioux City. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Physician Assistants in Iowa are listed below.

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Iowa Physician Assistant Schools

School Name	Campus	Highest Award	Enrolled
Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center	Des Moines	Doctorate & First Professional	1,615
University of Iowa	Iowa City	Doctorate & First Professional	29,117

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Physician Assistants

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Iowa. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Physician Assistants

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Physician Assistants relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.

Metro Area	Jobs	Salary (2008)	Relative Popularity
IOWA
Iowa City	50	$100,230	1.5
Des Moines	200	$80,410	1.2
Waterloo	40	$85,800	1
Sioux City	30	$81,630	0.9
Cedar Rapids	40	$77,130	0.6
Davenport	50	$73,450	0.5

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