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2023 Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in Washington

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

15 Colleges
$4,647 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,621 Avg Salary

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

Health & Medical Administrative Services is one of the most popular subjects to study in Washington. With 497 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. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in Washington to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in Washington to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for health and medical administrative services students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Top 10 Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Spokane Community College the best value school in Washington for health and medical administrative services students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Spokane, Spokane Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Spokane Community College are $3,826 per year. Health & Medical Administrative Services majors at Spokane Community College take out an average of $23,038 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Tacoma 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 Washington. Located in the city of Tacoma, Tacoma Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tacoma Community College are $4,929 per year. Health & Medical Administrative Services majors at Tacoma Community College take out an average of $26,207 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#3

Centralia College

Centralia, WA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Centralia College is a great value for health and medical administrative services students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Centralia, Centralia College is a public college with a small student population.

Centralia College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,770 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Centralia College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in Washington list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Shoreline Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in Washington list. Located in the large suburb of Shoreline, Shoreline Community College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Shoreline Community College are $4,166 per year.

Shoreline Community College also took the #5 spot in our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in Washington rankings.

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#5

Clark College

Vancouver, WA

The excellent associate degree programs at Clark College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health and medical administrative services schools in Washington. Located in the medium-sized city of Vancouver, Clark College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Clark College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,529 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, health and medical administrative services majors at Clark College accumulate an average of around $20,415 in student debt.

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#6

Highline College

Des Moines, WA

With a ranking of #6, Highline College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health and medical administrative services students working on their associate degree. Highline is a small public school located in the large suburb of Des Moines.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Highline are $4,344 per year.

Highline also took the #3 spot in our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in Washington rankings.

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#7

Lower Columbia College

Longview, WA

Lower Columbia College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in Washington list. Located in the small city of Longview, LCC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at LCC are $4,182 a year.

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Everett 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 #8 on the list. Everett Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Everett.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Everett Community College are $4,062 a year.

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#9

Walla Walla Community College

Walla Walla, WA

With a ranking of #9, Walla Walla Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health and medical administrative services students working on their associate degree. Walla Walla Community College is a small public school located in the city of Walla Walla.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Walla Walla Community College are $4,850 per year.

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Columbia Basin College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in Washington list. CBC is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Pasco.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CBC are $5,959 per year.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 287
California 3,003
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 15 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).

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