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2023 Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

77 Colleges
$5,773 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$24,410 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 89,359 health and medical administrative services students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 77 schools in the Southwest Region to see which undergraduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for health and medical administrative services students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Health & Medical Administrative Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

Check out the health and medical administrative services undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 15% Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools

#1

Panola College

Carthage, TX

Our analysis found Panola College to be the best value school for health and medical administrative services students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the distant town of Carthage, Panola College is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Panola College are $4,680 per year.

Panola College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list.

Read full report on Health & Medical Administrative Services at Panola College

#2

Central Arizona College

Coolidge, AZ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Arizona College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the rural area of Coolidge, Pinal County Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pinal County Community College are $5,160 per year. On average, health and medical administrative services graduates from Pinal County Community College take out $21,908 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Pinal County Community College also did well on our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Health & Medical Administrative Services at Central Arizona College Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means McLennan Community College is a great value for health and medical administrative services students working on their undergraduate certificate. MCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Waco.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCC are $5,910 per year. Health & Medical Administrative Services majors at MCC take out an average of $23,900 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, MCC also is in the top 15% of our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.

Read full report on Health & Medical Administrative Services at McLennan Community College

Out of the 77 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Carlsbad landed the # 4 spot on the list. NMSU Carlsbad is a small public school located in the rural area of Carlsbad.

NMSU Carlsbad undergraduate students pay an average of $4,008 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Health & Medical Administrative Services at New Mexico State University - Carlsbad

#5

Galveston College

Galveston, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Galveston College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Galveston College is a small public school located in the town of Galveston.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Galveston College are $5,200 a year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, health and medical administrative services graduates from Galveston College carry an average student debtload of $11,679.

Galveston College also took the #3 spot in our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.

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#6

College of the Mainland

Texas City, TX

College of the Mainland came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. COM is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Texas City.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at COM are $3,873 a year.

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#7

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

With a ranking of #7, El Centro College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health and medical administrative services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at El Centro College are $6,000 per year. The average amount in student loans that health and medical administrative services majors at El Centro College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $19,995.

El Centro College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list.

Full Health & Medical Administrative Services at El Centro College Report

#8

Midland College

Midland, TX

Midland College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health and medical administrative services students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Midland, Midland College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Midland College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,880 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Health & Medical Administrative Services at Midland College Report

#9

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, TX

Tyler Junior College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Tyler, Tyler Junior College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Tyler Junior College are $4,440 a year.

Full Health & Medical Administrative Services at Tyler Junior College Report

San Jacinto Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health and medical administrative services students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at San Jacinto College are $5,040 per year. On average, health and medical administrative services graduates from San Jacinto College take out $21,572 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Read full report on Health & Medical Administrative Services at San Jacinto Community College

Houston Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health and medical administrative services students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #11 on the list. Houston Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Houston Community College are $5,460 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Houston Community College also is in the top 20% of our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.

Full Health & Medical Administrative Services at Houston Community College Report

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great value schools for Health/Medical Admin Services students in the Southwest Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region award.

Rank College Location
12 Wharton County Junior College Wharton, TX
13 New Mexico State University - Dona Ana Las Cruces, NM
14 Navarro College Corsicana, TX
15 Amarillo College Amarillo, TX

Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Colleges by State

Explore the best health and medical administrative services schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 2,598
Arizona 3,817
Oklahoma 454
New Mexico 67

Health & Medical Administrative Services is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Health & Medical Administrative Services Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Health Care Management 31,436
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder 10,149
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician 9,664
Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller 8,186
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant & Medical Secretary 8,049
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist 4,894
Hospital & Health Care Facilities Administration/Management 4,391
Medical Office Management/Administration 3,564
Health Information Management 3,317
Other Health & Medical Administrative Services 2,245
Medical/Health Management & Clinical Assistant/Specialist 1,180
Medical Reception/Receptionist 781
Long Term Care Administration/Management 353
Clinical Research Coordinator 344
Medical Office Computer Specialist/Assistant 224
Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist 198
Healthcare Innovation 183
Health Unit Coordinator/Ward Clerk 94
Medical Staff Services Technology/Technician 26
Health Unit Manager/Ward Supervisor 22
Health/Medical Claims Examiner 15
Disease Registry Data Management 8
Healthcare Information Privacy Assurance and Security 7

Majors Similar to Health & Medical Administrative Services

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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