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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

63 Colleges
$7,101 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,621 Avg Salary

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 63 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for health and medical administrative services students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

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

Check out the health and medical administrative services associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Associate Degree Schools

#1

Merced College

Merced, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Merced College the best value 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.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Merced Community College District are $7,444 per year.

Merced Community College District also made our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #1.

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#2

Umpqua Community College

Roseburg, OR

The excellent associate degree programs at Umpqua Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health and medical administrative services schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the rural area of Roseburg, Umpqua Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Umpqua Community College are $5,945 per year.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Spokane Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health and medical administrative services schools in the Far Western US Region . Spokane Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Spokane.

Spokane Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,135 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that health and medical administrative services majors at Spokane Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $23,038.

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#4

Centralia College

Centralia, WA

The excellent associate degree programs at Centralia College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health and medical administrative services schools in the Far Western US Region . Centralia College is a small public school located in the town of Centralia.

Centralia College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,239 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Santa Barbara City College

Santa Barbara, CA

Out of the 63 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Santa Barbara City College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Santa Barbara, SBCC is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SBCC are $8,912 per year. On average, health and medical administrative services graduates from SBCC take out $23,294 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

SBCC also claimed a spot on our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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#6

Highline College

Des Moines, WA

Highline College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Des Moines, Highline is a public school with a small student population.

Highline undergraduate students pay an average of $4,813 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Ventura College

Ventura, CA

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

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ventura College are $7,398 a year.

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#8

Butte College

Oroville, CA

Butte College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value 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.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Butte College are $7,848 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Butte College also is in the top 15% of our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

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#9

Lower Columbia College

Longview, WA

Lower Columbia College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health and medical administrative services programs. LCC is a small public school located in the city of Longview.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at LCC are $5,403 a year.

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#10

Big Bend Community College

Moses Lake, WA

Big Bend Community 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. Big Bend Community College is a small public school located in the town of Moses Lake.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Big Bend Community College are $5,098 per year.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great value schools for Health/Medical Admin Services students in the Far Western US Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Yakima Valley College Yakima, WA
12 Gavilan College Gilroy, CA

Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Colleges by State

Explore the best health and medical administrative services colleges 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.

  • 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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