Health & Medical Administrative Services at Ferris State University

If you plan to study health and medical administrative services, take a look at what Ferris State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Ferris is located in Big Rapids, Michigan and approximately 11,165 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 51 students received a bachelor's degree in health and medical administrative services from Ferris.

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

Ferris Health & Medical Administrative Services Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Health & Medical Administrative Services (Less Than 1 Year)
• Undergrad Certificate in Health & Medical Administrative Services (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Bachelor’s Degree in Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Master’s Degree in Health & Medical Administrative Services

Online Classes Are Available at Ferris

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Ferris offers distance education options for health and medical administrative services at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Ferris Health & Medical Administrative Services Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health and medical administrative services progam at Ferris compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health and medical administrative services major at Ferris is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health & Medical Administrative Services. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools	21
Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools	71
Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	79
	119
	147
Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools	173
Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Master’s Degree Schools	218
Most Focused Health/Medical Admin Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	227
Most Focused Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools	292
Best Health/Medical Admin Services Schools	314
Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools	332
Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools	664

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in health and medical administrative services from Ferris. This makes it the #219 most popular school for health and medical administrative services master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Health & Medical Administrative Services Graduates from Ferris Make?

The median salary of health and medical administrative services students who receive their bachelor's degree at Ferris is $37,413. This is less than $38,040, which is the national average of all health and medical administrative services majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Health & Medical Administrative Services Student Demographics at Ferris

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health and medical administrative services majors at Ferris State University.

Ferris Health & Medical Administrative Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of health and medical administrative services associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in health and medical administrative services at Ferris are white. Around 67% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Ferris State University with a associate's in health and medical administrative services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Ferris Health & Medical Administrative Services Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of health and medical administrative services bachelor's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health and medical administrative services at Ferris are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Ferris State University with a bachelor's in health and medical administrative services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	40
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Ferris Health & Medical Administrative Services Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students earned a master's degree in health and medical administrative services from Ferris. About 92% of these graduates were women and the other 8% were men.

Of the students who received a health and medical administrative services master's degree from Ferris, 83% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Ferris State University with a master's in health and medical administrative services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Ferris also has a doctoral program available in health and medical administrative services. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Health & Medical Administrative Services

If you plan to be a health and medical administrative services major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Ferris State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health Care Management	50
Health Information Management	13
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	9

Related Majors

• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Public Health
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Optometry
• Health/Medical Prep Programs

Careers That Health & Medical Administrative Services Grads May Go Into

A degree in health and medical administrative services can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MI, the home state for Ferris State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	33,490	$57,530
Medical Secretaries	26,790	$35,370
Medical Assistants	23,680	$32,540
Computer User Support Specialists	19,090	$50,640
Medical and Health Services Managers	11,960	$111,780

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 Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.