Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Loma Linda University

Every allied health & medical assisting services school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the medical assisting program at Loma Linda University stacks up to those at other schools.

Loma Linda University is located in Loma Linda, California and approximately 4,468 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services section at the bottom of this page.

Loma Linda University Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting
• Master’s Degree in Medical Assisting

Loma Linda University Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Loma Linda University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the medical assisting majors at Loma Linda University.

Loma Linda University Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of medical assisting master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 14% men graduate in medical assisting each year. Loma Linda University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

In the medical assisting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 65% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Loma Linda University with a master's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Loma Linda University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Pathology/Pathologist Assistant	16
Radiologist Assistant	2

Related Majors

• Health Sciences & Services
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Nursing

Careers That Medical Assisting Grads May Go Into

A degree in medical assisting can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for Loma Linda University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Medical Assistants	92,960	$38,250
Pharmacy Technicians	37,630	$42,610
Health Technologists and Technicians	22,450	$50,150
Healthcare Support Workers	12,680	$44,820
Health Specialties Professors	11,540	$161,770

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Brianweedster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.