Health & Medical Administrative Services at Northwestern University

What traits are you looking for in a health and medical administrative services school? To help you decide if Northwestern University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's health and medical administrative services program.

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and approximately 22,603 students attend the school each year.

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.

Northwestern Health & Medical Administrative Services Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Health & Medical Administrative Services

Online Classes Are Available at Northwestern

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Northwestern does offer online courses in health and medical administrative services for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Northwestern Health & Medical Administrative Services Rankings

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Health & Medical Administrative Services Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern Health & Medical Administrative Services Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students earned a master's degree in health and medical administrative services from Northwestern. About 69% of these graduates were women and the other 31% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in health and medical administrative services each year. Northwestern does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northwestern University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Health & Medical Administrative Services	14
Health Information Management	2

Related Majors

• Other Health Professions
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Health Sciences & Services
• Medical Science

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 IL, the home state for Northwestern University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	40,540	$59,170
Computer User Support Specialists	24,920	$53,020
Medical Assistants	23,830	$35,910
Administrative Services Managers	16,950	$97,840
Medical Secretaries	16,260	$36,320

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 Madcoverboy at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.