by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Physical Therapy Assistant. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Loma Linda University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate degree program in medical assisting, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Loma Linda University was $675 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $32,400 | $32,400 |
| Fees | $3,600 | $3,600 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their associate degree at Loma Linda University in Medical Assisting walked away with an average of $14,000 in student debt. That is 28% lower than the national average of $19,521.
medical assisting who receive their associate degree from Loma Linda University make an average of $53,358 a year during the early days of their career. That is 78% higher than the national average of $30,020.
Loma Linda University does not offer an online option for its medical assisting associate degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Loma Linda University Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their associate degree in medical assisting in 2019-2020, 47.6% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 81.1%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in medical assisting at Loma Linda University in 2019-2020, 61.9% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 44%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 14 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 15 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Physical Therapy Assistant | 42 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to allied health and medical assisting services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Allied Health Professions | 26 |
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*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.
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