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2023 Best Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

63 Colleges
$27,621 Avg Salary
$27,048 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 89,359 health and medical administrative services students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 63 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences for healthcare students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for health and medical administrative services majors pursuing a associate degree.

Top 10 Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Associate Degree Schools

#1

Merced College

Merced, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Merced College the best school in the Far Western US Region for health and medical administrative services students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Merced, Merced Community College District is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#2

Santa Barbara City College

Santa Barbara, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Santa Barbara City College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Santa Barbara, SBCC is a public school with a large student population.

On average, health and medical administrative services graduates from SBCC take out $23,294 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#3

National Career College

Panorama City, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend National Career College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. National Career College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Panorama City.

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Out of the 63 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Portland Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Portland Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Portland.

After completing their Associate Degree, health and medical administrative services graduates from Portland Community College carry an average student debtload of $25,133.

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#5

Laurus College

San Luis Obispo, CA

The excellent associate degree programs at Laurus College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health and medical administrative services schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of San Luis Obispo, Laurus College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#6

Umpqua Community College

Roseburg, OR

Umpqua Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Roseburg, Umpqua Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Tacoma Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree health and medical administrative services programs. Tacoma Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Tacoma.

The average amount in student loans that health and medical administrative services majors at Tacoma Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $26,207.

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#8

Butte College

Oroville, CA

Butte College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the rural area of Oroville, Butte College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#9

Asher College

Sacramento, CA

Asher College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health and medical administrative services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Asher College is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Sacramento.

After completing their Associate Degree, health and medical administrative services graduates from Asher College carry an average student debtload of $20,834.

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#10

Ventura College

Ventura, CA

Ventura College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health and medical administrative services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Ventura College is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ventura.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Hawaii Medical College Honolulu, HI
12 Carrington College, Sacramento Sacramento, CA

Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Colleges by State

Explore the best health and medical administrative services schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 287
California 3,003
Washington 497
Nevada 123
Hawaii 41
Alaska 7

Health & Medical Administrative Services is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Health & Medical Administrative Services Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Health Care Management 31,436
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder 10,149
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician 9,664
Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller 8,186
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant & Medical Secretary 8,049
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist 4,894
Hospital & Health Care Facilities Administration/Management 4,391
Medical Office Management/Administration 3,564
Health Information Management 3,317
Other Health & Medical Administrative Services 2,245
Medical/Health Management & Clinical Assistant/Specialist 1,180
Medical Reception/Receptionist 781
Long Term Care Administration/Management 353
Clinical Research Coordinator 344
Medical Office Computer Specialist/Assistant 224
Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist 198
Healthcare Innovation 183
Health Unit Coordinator/Ward Clerk 94
Medical Staff Services Technology/Technician 26
Health Unit Manager/Ward Supervisor 22
Health/Medical Claims Examiner 15
Disease Registry Data Management 8
Healthcare Information Privacy Assurance and Security 7

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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