Health & Medical Administrative Services at Western Governors University

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

WGU is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and has a total student population of 147,866. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1,170 students received a bachelor's degree in health and medical administrative services from WGU.

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.

WGU Health & Medical Administrative Services Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at WGU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

WGU Health & Medical Administrative Services Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks health and medical administrative services programs across the country. The following shows how WGU performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health and medical administrative services major at WGU 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 Master’s Degree Schools	1
Most Popular Online Health/Medical Admin Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Schools	3
Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4
Most Popular Online Health/Medical Admin Services Schools	5
Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Master’s Degree Schools	7
Best Health/Medical Admin Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	21
Most Focused Health/Medical Admin Services Master’s Degree Schools	40
Best Health/Medical Admin Services Master’s Degree Schools	43
Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Schools	50
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Best Health/Medical Admin Services Schools	92
Most Focused Health/Medical Admin Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	138
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Most Focused Health/Medical Admin Services Schools	477

In 2021, 1,991 students received their master’s degree in health and medical administrative services from WGU. This makes it the #1 most popular school for health and medical administrative services master’s degree candidates in the country.

Health & Medical Administrative Services Student Demographics at WGU

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

WGU Health & Medical Administrative Services Bachelor’s Program

Of the 1,170 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Health & Medical Administrative Services from WGU in 2020-2021, 20% were men and 80% were women. The typical health and medical administrative services bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at WGU since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health and medical administrative services at WGU 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 Western Governors University with a bachelor's in health and medical administrative services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	40
Black or African American	124
Hispanic or Latino	92
White	778
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	136

WGU Health & Medical Administrative Services Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1,991 students earned a master's degree in health and medical administrative services from WGU. About 74% of these graduates were women and the other 26% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in health and medical administrative services each year. WGU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health and medical administrative services master's degree from WGU, 62% 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 Western Governors University with a master's in health and medical administrative services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	123
Black or African American	192
Hispanic or Latino	134
White	1,244
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	296

WGU 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 Western Governors University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health Care Management	2,869
Health Information Management	292

Related Majors

• Health Sciences & Services
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Nursing

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 UT, the home state for Western Governors University.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	14,660	$52,470
Computer User Support Specialists	9,440	$50,000
Medical Assistants	7,020	$33,000
Medical and Health Services Managers	3,560	$104,770
Medical Secretaries	3,540	$33,090

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.