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2023 Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

19 Colleges
$15,235 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 19 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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 Rocky Mountains 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

Our analysis found Trinidad State Junior College to be the best value school for health and medical administrative services students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Trinidad State Junior College is a small public school located in the remote town of Trinidad.

Trinidad State Junior College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,631 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Laramie County Community College is a great value for health and medical administrative services students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Cheyenne, LCCC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at LCCC are $10,913 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, LCCC is ranked #5 for overall quality for health and medical administrative services in the Rocky Mountains Region .

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend College of Western Idaho. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CWI is a large public school located in the rural area of Nampa.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CWI are $7,344 a year. Health & Medical Administrative Services majors at CWI take out an average of $14,935 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#4

Arapahoe Community College

Littleton, CO

Out of the 19 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arapahoe Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Arapahoe Community College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Littleton.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Arapahoe Community College are $15,502 per year. On average, health and medical administrative services graduates from Arapahoe Community College take out $25,668 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#5

North Idaho College

Coeur d'Alene, ID

Out of the 19 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Idaho College landed the # 5 spot on the list. NIC is a small public school located in the city of Coeur d'Alene.

NIC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,736 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, NIC also is in the top 15% of our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.

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With a ranking of #6, Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health and medical administrative services students working on their associate degree. Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.

Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs undergraduate students pay an average of $12,581 in tuition and fees each year. On average, health and medical administrative services graduates from Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs take out $33,670 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Helena College University of Montana landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health and medical administrative services programs. Located in the remote town of Helena, Helena College is a public school with a small student population.

Helena College undergraduate students pay an average of $9,570 in tuition and fees each year.

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Western Wyoming 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. WWCC is a small public school located in the town of Rock Springs.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WWCC are $8,640 per year.

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#9

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

Front Range Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. FRCC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Westminster.

FRCC undergraduate students pay an average of $15,454 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, health and medical administrative services majors at FRCC accumulate an average of around $20,837 in student debt.

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Weber State University 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. Located in the small city of Ogden, WSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WSU are $16,644 a year. On average, health and medical administrative services graduates from WSU take out $21,040 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

In addition to its great value ranking, WSU is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Colleges by State

Explore the best health and medical administrative services colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 1,499
Utah 3,320
Idaho 197
Montana 159
Wyoming 13

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 19 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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