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2023 Best Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools in California

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Finding the Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Basic Certificate School for You

Health & Medical Administrative Services is one of the most popular subjects to study in California. With 3,003 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 44 schools in California to see which ones offered the best basic certificate programs 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.

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2023 Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Basic Certificate Schools in California

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

Top 10 Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Basic Certificate Schools

#1

Merced College

Merced, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Merced College the best school in California for health and medical administrative services students working on their basic certificate. Merced Community College District is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Merced.

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#2

Santa Barbara City College

Santa Barbara, CA

The excellent basic certificate programs at Santa Barbara City College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health and medical administrative services schools in California. SBCC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Santa Barbara.

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#3

Unitek College

Fremont, CA

The excellent basic certificate programs at Unitek College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health and medical administrative services schools in California. Located in the large suburb of Fremont, Unitek College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#4

Canada College

Redwood City, CA

The excellent basic certificate programs at Canada College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health and medical administrative services schools in California. Located in the suburb of Redwood City, Canada College is a public school with a small student population.

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#5

Downey Adult School

Downey, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Downey Adult School. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools in California list. Downey Adult School is a small public school located in the large suburb of Downey.

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#6

Butte College

Oroville, CA

Butte College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate health and medical administrative services programs. Butte College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Oroville.

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#7

MTI College

Sacramento, CA

With a ranking of #7, MTI College did quite well on this year’s best schools for health and medical administrative services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Sacramento, MTI College is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#8

Ventura College

Ventura, CA

Ventura College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate health and medical administrative services programs. Located in the city of Ventura, Ventura College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Advanced Training Associates did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health and medical administrative services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Advanced Training Associates is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of El Cajon.

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Institute for Business and Technology landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate health and medical administrative services programs. Institute for Business and Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Santa Clara.

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Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 287
Washington 497
Nevada 123
Hawaii 41
Alaska 7

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, health and medical administrative services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Health & Medical Administrative Services Concentrations

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).

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