Health & Medical Administrative Services

Types of Degrees Health & Medical Administrative Services Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many health & medical administrative services graduations there were for each degree level during the last year for which data was available.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Undergraduate Certificate	19,806
Associate Degree	17,166
Bachelor’s Degree	17,004
Master’s Degree	15,811
Basic Certificate	13,996
Graduate Certificate	1,216
Doctor’s Degree	303

What Health & Medical Administrative Services Majors Need to Know

O*NET surveyed people in occupations related to health & medical administrative services and asked them what knowledge areas, skills, and abilities were important for their jobs. The responses were rated on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being most important.

Knowledge Areas for Health & Medical Administrative Services Majors

Health & Medical Administrative Services majors often go into careers in which the following knowledge areas are important:

• English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Clerical - Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
• Computers and Electronics - Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
• Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

Skills for Health & Medical Administrative Services Majors

When studying health & medical administrative services, you’ll learn many skills that will help you be successful in a wide range of jobs - even those that do not require a degree in the field. The following is a list of some of the most common skills needed for careers associated with this major:

• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.

Abilities for Health & Medical Administrative Services Majors

As you progress with your health & medical administrative services degree, there are several abilities you should pick up that will help you in whatever related career you choose. These abilities include:

• Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Written Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.

What Can You Do With a Health & Medical Administrative Services Major?

Below is a list of occupations associated with health & medical administrative services:

Job Title	Job Growth Rate	Median Salary
Administrative Services Managers	10.1%	$96,180
Compliance Managers	8.0%	$107,480
Computer User Support Specialists	11.3%	$50,980
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	3.4%	$55,810
Medical and Health Services Managers	20.5%	$99,730
Medical Assistants	29.0%	$33,610
Medical Records and Health Information Technicians	13.5%	$40,350
Medical Secretaries	22.5%	$35,760
Regulatory Affairs Managers	8.0%	$107,480

Who Is Getting a Bachelor’s Degree in Health & Medical Administrative Services?

This is one of the most frequently chosen healthcare majors. It is the 3rd most popular in the country with 19,339 students graduating with a bachelor’s in health & medical administrative services in 2021. The major attracts more women than men. About 83% of the recent graduates in this field are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the countrywide level, the racial-ethnic distribution of health & medical administrative services majors is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1,018
Black or African American	3,872
Hispanic or Latino	2,689
White	7,251
International Students	142
Other Races/Ethnicities	2,032

Geographic Diversity

Students from other countries are interested in Health & Medical Administrative Services, too. About 0.8% of those with this major are international students.

Amount of Education Required for Careers Related to Health & Medical Administrative Services

Some careers associated with health & medical administrative services require an advanced degree while some may not even require a bachelor’s. In general, the more advanced your degree the more career options will open up to you. However, there is significant time and money that needs to be invested into your education so weigh the pros and cons.

How much schooling do you really need to compete in today’s job market? People currently working in careers related to health & medical administrative services have obtained the following education levels.

Education Level	Percentage of Workers
Less than a High School Diploma	0.0%
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)	20.0%
Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production)	15.1%
Some College Courses	14.3%
Associate’s Degree (or other 2-year degree)	11.1%
Bachelor’s Degree	36.1%
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Baccalaureate degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees carrying the title of Master.	0.2%
Master’s Degree	3.1%
Post-Master’s Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Master’s degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees at the doctoral level.	0.2%
First Professional Degree - awarded for completion of a program that: requires at least 2 years of college work before entrance into the program, includes a total of at least 6 academic years of work to complete, and provides all remaining academic requirements to begin practice in a profession.	0.2%
Doctoral Degree	0.0%

Online Health & Medical Administrative Services Programs

The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level	Colleges Offering Programs	Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year)	0	0
Certificate (1-2 years)	1,160	292
Certificate (2-4 Years)	14	2
Associate’s Degree	1,065	370
Bachelor’s Degree	268	118
Post-Baccalaureate	0	0
Master’s Degree	506	241
Post-Master’s	49	0
Doctor’s Degree (Research)	37	14
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice)	6	3
Doctor’s Degree (Other)	2	2

Majors Related to Health & Medical Administrative Services

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to health & medical administrative services.

Major	Number of Grads
Nursing	308,114
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants	88,809
Allied Health Professions	85,413
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	79,189
Public Health	42,551
Health Sciences & Services	35,887
Mental & Social Health Services	31,550
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	29,934
Medicine	29,206
Dental Support Services	25,040
Communication Sciences	23,288
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	19,017
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	18,729
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services	10,516
Health/Medical Prep Programs	9,413
Other Health Professions	7,387
Dentistry	6,961
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	5,644
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	5,056
Alternative Medicine & Systems	3,431
Chiropractic	2,698
Medical Illustration & Informatics	2,689
Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies	2,244
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences	1,845
Optometry	1,789
Medical Science	1,090
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services	760
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies	468
Alternative Medical Support Services	136
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies	116

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
• College Scorecard
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers First Quarter 2020

More about our data sources and methodologies.