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2023 Best Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 63 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for healthcare students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Associate Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Pima Medical Institute - Tucson the best school in the Southwest Region for health and medical administrative services students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Tucson, PMI Tucson is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

While working on their Associate Degree, health and medical administrative services majors at PMI Tucson accumulate an average of around $23,572 in student debt.

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#2

Central Arizona College

Coolidge, AZ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Arizona College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the rural area of Coolidge, Pinal County Community College is a public college with a small student population.

While working on their Associate Degree, health and medical administrative services majors at Pinal County Community College accumulate an average of around $15,064 in student debt.

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#3

Parker University

Dallas, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Parker University is a great place for health and medical administrative services students working on their associate degree. Parker University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Dallas.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The College of Health Care Professions - Northwest. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. CHCP - Northwest is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

The average amount in student loans that health and medical administrative services majors at CHCP - Northwest take out while working on their Associate Degree is $22,945.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Platt College - Tulsa is a great place for health and medical administrative services students working on their associate degree. Platt College - Tulsa is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Tulsa.

On average, health and medical administrative services graduates from Platt College - Tulsa take out $37,688 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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McLennan Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. MCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Waco.

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Tarrant County College District came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Tarrant County College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fort Worth.

While working on their Associate Degree, health and medical administrative services majors at Tarrant County College accumulate an average of around $17,363 in student debt.

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With a ranking of #8, Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City did quite well on this year’s best schools for health and medical administrative services students working on their associate degree. OSU-OKC is a small public school located in the city of Oklahoma City.

While working on their Associate Degree, health and medical administrative services majors at OSU-OKC accumulate an average of around $27,221 in student debt.

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#9

Panola College

Carthage, TX

Panola 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. Located in the distant town of Carthage, Panola College is a public school with a small student population.

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Fortis Institute - Houston came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Fortis Institute - Houston is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

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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 Southwest Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Northeast Texas Community College Mount Pleasant, TX
12 Central New Mexico Community College Albuquerque, NM

Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 2,598
Arizona 3,817
Oklahoma 454
New Mexico 67

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

Majors Similar to Health & Medical Administrative Services

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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