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2023 Best Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools

487 Colleges

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

With 89,359 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, health and medical administrative services is the #2 most popular major in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 ranking. Our analysis looked at 487 schools in the United States to see which basic certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for healthcare students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Basic Certificate Schools in the United States

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

Top 25 Top Schools for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Health/Medical Admin Services

Our analysis found Millennium Training Institute to be the best school for health and medical administrative services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the United States. Located in the suburb of Woburn, Millennium Training Institute is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#2

Polytech Adult Education

Woodside, DE

The excellent basic certificate programs at Polytech Adult Education helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health and medical administrative services schools in the United States. Polytech Adult Education is a small public school located in the rural area of Woodside.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Madison Area Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools list. Madison College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

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#4

Merced College

Merced, CA

Out of the 487 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Merced College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Merced Community College District is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Merced.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a great place for health and medical administrative services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the small city of Rome, Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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American Institute of Medical Sciences & Education came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Piscataway, AIMS Education is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Rochester Community and Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Rochester Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Rochester.

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With a ranking of #8, CCI Training Center, Arlington did quite well on this year’s best schools for health and medical administrative services students working on their basic certificate. CCI Training Center is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Arlington.

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University of Minnesota - Crookston came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools ranking. UMN Crookston is a small public school located in the town of Crookston.

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#10

Gwinnett Technical College

Lawrenceville, GA

Gwinnett Technical College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate health and medical administrative services programs. GTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville.

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McLennan Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Waco, MCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#12

Santa Barbara City College

Santa Barbara, CA

With a ranking of #12, Santa Barbara City College did quite well on this year’s best schools for health and medical administrative services students working on their basic certificate. SBCC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Santa Barbara.

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Anoka Technical College 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 #13 on the list. Located in the suburb of Anoka, Anoka Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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#14

Northeast Technical Institute

Scarborough, ME

With a ranking of #14, Northeast Technical Institute did quite well on this year’s best schools for health and medical administrative services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the midsize suburb of Scarborough, Northeast Technical Institute is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#15

Unitek College

Fremont, CA

Unitek College 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 #15 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Fremont, Unitek College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#16

Hunter Business School

Levittown, NY

Hunter Business School ranked #16 on this year’s Best Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools list. Hunter Business School is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Levittown.

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Rasmussen University - Florida landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate health and medical administrative services programs. Rasmussen University - Florida is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the small city of Ocala.

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#18

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA

Thomas Jefferson University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Thomas Jefferson University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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With a ranking of #19, Fox Valley Technical 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 suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#20

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, MN

Bethel University Minnesota came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Bethel University Minnesota is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Paul.

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Northcentral Technical College ranked #21 on this year’s Best Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Wausau, North Central Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Rasmussen University - Illinois ranked #22 on this year’s Best Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools list. Rasmussen University - Illinois is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Rockford.

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#23

Mercy College of Ohio

Toledo, OH

Mercy College of Ohio came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Mercy College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Toledo.

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With a ranking of #24, Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences did quite well on this year’s best schools for health and medical administrative services students working on their basic certificate. PA College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lancaster.

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Bunker Hill Community College landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate health and medical administrative services programs. Located in the city of Boston, BHCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Rest of the Top Best Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools

#30

Lanier Technical College

Oakwood, GA
#33

Cedar Crest College

Allentown, PA
#35

Canada College

Redwood City, CA
#38

Downey Adult School

Downey, CA
#40

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN
#43

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, SD
#44

Hutchinson Community College

Hutchinson, KS
#47

Central Georgia Technical College

Warner Robins, GA
#48

Butte College

Oroville, CA

Remaining Award Winners

This list shows the remainder of the colleges awarded a Best Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 487 different United States health and medical administrative services schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 Rasmussen University - Kansas Topeka, KS
52 Oconee Fall Line Technical College Sandersville, GA
53 Moraine Park Technical College Fond du Lac, WI
54 Central Community College Grand Island, NE
55 College of Lake County Grayslake, IL
56 Coastal Pines Technical College Waycross, GA
57 West Georgia Technical College Waco, GA
58 Ogeechee Technical College Statesboro, GA
59 Alaska Career College Anchorage, AK
60 Rasmussen University - North Dakota Fargo, ND
61 Northwest Technical College Bemidji, MN
62 Montgomery County Community College Blue Bell, PA
63 Springfield Technical Community College Springfield, MA
64 Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI
65 University of Phoenix - Arizona Tempe, AZ
66 MTI College Sacramento, CA
67 Remington College - Dallas Campus Garland, TX
68 Washburn Institute of Technology Topeka, KS
69 University of Louisville Louisville, KY
70 Indiana University - Southeast New Albany, IN
71 CALC Institute of Technology Alton, IL
72 Bryan College of Health Sciences Lincoln, NE
73 Southern Regional Technical College Thomasville, GA

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Health/Medical Admin Services students that almost earned our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
74 GateWay Community College Phoenix, AZ
75 Collin County Community College District McKinney, TX
76 Northern Essex Community College Haverhill, MA
77 Ventura College Ventura, CA
78 Pennco Tech-Blackwood Blackwood, NJ
79 Goodwin College East Hartford, CT
80 Oakton Community College Des Plaines, IL
81 Concorde Career College - Portland Portland, OR
82 Remington College - Lafayette Campus Lafayette, LA
83 Southeastern Technical College Vidalia, GA
84 Advanced Training Associates El Cajon, CA
85 Remington College - Fort Worth Campus Fort Worth, TX
86 Montgomery Community College Troy, NC
87 North Shore Community College Danvers, MA
88 Champlain College Burlington, VT
89 Northland Community and Technical College Thief River Falls, MN
90 Purdue University Global Indianapolis, IN
91 Laramie County Community College Cheyenne, WY
92 Mitchell Technical College Mitchell, SD
93 William Rainey Harper College Palatine, IL
94 Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Salisbury, NC
95 Horry-Georgetown Technical College Conway, SC
96 Remington College - Mobile Campus Mobile, AL
97 The Graduate Center, CUNY New York, NY

Health & Medical Administrative Services by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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