Health & Medical Administrative Services at Western Kentucky University

If you are interested in studying health and medical administrative services, you may want to check out the program at Western Kentucky University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and approximately 17,517 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 63 students received a bachelor's degree in health and medical administrative services from WKU.

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.

WKU Health & Medical Administrative Services Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at WKU

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.

WKU does offer online education options in health and medical administrative services for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

WKU Health & Medical Administrative Services Rankings

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

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health and medical administrative services major at WKU 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	58
Best Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools	136
Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools	149
Best Health/Medical Admin Services Master’s Degree Schools	270
	349
Most Focused Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools	401
	456
Most Focused Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools	668
Most Focused Health/Medical Admin Services Schools	965
	1,409

In 2021, 15 students received their master’s degree in health and medical administrative services from WKU. This makes it the #190 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 WKU Make?

The median salary of health and medical administrative services students who receive their bachelor's degree at WKU is $35,676. 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 WKU

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

WKU Health & Medical Administrative Services Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 63 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in health and medical administrative services from WKU. About 22% were men and 78% 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 WKU since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health and medical administrative services at WKU 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 Kentucky University with a bachelor's in health and medical administrative services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	35
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

WKU Health & Medical Administrative Services Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students graduated with a master's degree in health and medical administrative services from WKU. About 20% were men and 80% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in health and medical administrative services each year. WKU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health and medical administrative services master's degree from WKU, 80% 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 Kentucky University with a master's in health and medical administrative services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WKU 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 Kentucky University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health Care Management	65
Health Information Management	13

Related Majors

• Allied Health Professions
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions

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 KY, the home state for Western Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	20,930	$50,800
Medical Assistants	8,970	$31,900
Computer User Support Specialists	6,180	$48,700
Medical Secretaries	5,190	$32,220
Medical and Health Services Managers	5,000	$91,820

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 OPMaster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.