Physician Assistant at Loma Linda University

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

Loma Linda University is located in Loma Linda, California and has a total student population of 4,468.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Physician Assistant section at the bottom of this page.

Loma Linda University Physician Assistant Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant

Loma Linda University Physician Assistant Rankings

Physician Assistant Student Demographics at Loma Linda University

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

Loma Linda University Physician Assistant Master’s Program

Of the 36 physician assistant students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Loma Linda University, about 53% were men and 47% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 26% men graduate in physician assistant each year. Loma Linda University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 27% more men than average.

Of the students who received a physician assistant master's degree from Loma Linda University, 64% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the physician assistant master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 36% of degree recipients. That is 12% 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 physician assistant.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
• Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist
• Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
• Radiologic Technology
• Respiratory Care Therapy

Careers That Physician Assistant Grads May Go Into

A degree in physician assistant 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
Health Specialties Professors	11,540	$161,770
Physician Assistants	10,520	$117,230

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.