Health & Medical Administrative Services at Grand Valley State University

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

GVSU is located in Allendale, Michigan and approximately 23,350 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 37 health and medical administrative services majors received their bachelor's degree from GVSU.

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.

GVSU Health & Medical Administrative Services Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Master’s Degree in Health & Medical Administrative Services

GVSU Health & Medical Administrative Services Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health and medical administrative services major at GVSU 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
Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	115
Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Master’s Degree Schools	143
Most Focused Health/Medical Admin Services Master’s Degree Schools	277
Most Focused Health/Medical Admin Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	370
Best Health/Medical Admin Services Schools	557
Most Focused Health/Medical Admin Services Schools	1,370
	1,465

In 2021, 23 students received their master’s degree in health and medical administrative services from GVSU. This makes it the #146 most popular school for health and medical administrative services master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of GVSU Health & Medical Administrative Services Graduates

The median salary of health and medical administrative services students who receive their bachelor's degree at GVSU is $34,944. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $38,040 for all health and medical administrative services students.

Health & Medical Administrative Services Student Demographics at GVSU

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

GVSU Health & Medical Administrative Services Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 3% of health and medical administrative services bachelor's degrees went to men and 97% went to women.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health and medical administrative services at GVSU 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 Grand Valley State University with a bachelor's in health and medical administrative services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	32
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

GVSU Health & Medical Administrative Services Master’s Program

Of the 23 students who graduated with a master’s in health and medical administrative services from GVSU in 2021, 35% were men and 65% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in health and medical administrative services each year. GVSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 22% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health and medical administrative services master's degree from GVSU, 78% 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 Grand Valley 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	18
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

GVSU 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

The following health and medical administrative services concentations are available at Grand Valley State University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Grand Valley State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health Information Management	37
Health Care Management	23

Related Majors

• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Public Health
• Communication Sciences

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 Grand Valley 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 Demhem under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.