Health & Medical Administrative Services at Virginia Commonwealth University

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

VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and has a total student population of 29,070.

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.

VCU Health & Medical Administrative Services Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at VCU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

• Master’s Degree

VCU Health & Medical Administrative Services Rankings

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.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in health and medical administrative services, making the school the #21 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health & Medical Administrative Services Student Demographics at VCU

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

VCU Health & Medical Administrative Services Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 35 health and medical administrative services majors earned their master's degree from VCU. Of these graduates, 51% were men and 49% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in health and medical administrative services each year. VCU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 39% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health and medical administrative services master's degree from VCU, 57% 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 Virginia Commonwealth University with a master's in health and medical administrative services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Concentrations Within Health & Medical Administrative Services

Health & Medical Administrative Services majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Virginia Commonwealth University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health Care Management	38
Healthcare Innovation	1

Related Majors

• Other Health Professions
• Dental Support Services
• Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences
• Public Health
• Mental & Social Health Services

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 VA, the home state for Virginia Commonwealth University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	38,820	$61,190
Computer User Support Specialists	19,880	$58,290
Managers	17,280	$134,500
Medical Assistants	14,170	$35,010
Medical Secretaries	7,860	$37,940

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 user:mentes under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.