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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$6,856 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 Alabama. With 622 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

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 Alabama to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Alabama 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Health & Medical Administrative Services Associate Degree Schools in Alabama

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Health & Medical Administrative Services Associate Degree Colleges.

Best Alabama Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Health/Medical Admin Services

Our analysis found Wallace State Community College, Hanceville to be the best value school for health and medical administrative services students who want to pursue a associate degree in Alabama. Wallace State, Hanceville is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Hanceville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wallace State, Hanceville are $4,860 per year. Health & Medical Administrative Services majors at Wallace State, Hanceville take out an average of $18,657 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Health & Medical Administrative Services at Wallace State Community College, Hanceville Report

The excellent associate degree programs at Bishop State 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 Alabama. Located in the medium-sized city of Mobile, Bishop State Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Bishop State Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,860 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

The excellent associate degree programs at Columbia Southern University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health and medical administrative services schools in Alabama. Columbia Southern University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the town of Orange Beach.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Columbia Southern University are $5,775 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, health and medical administrative services graduates from Columbia Southern University carry an average student debtload of $25,952.

Columbia Southern University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in Alabama list.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Shelton State Community College is a great value for health and medical administrative services students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Tuscaloosa, Shelton State Community College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Shelton State Community College are $4,587 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Herzing University - Birmingham. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in Alabama list. Located in the large suburb of Birmingham, Herzing University - Birmingham is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Herzing University - Birmingham are $14,200 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, health and medical administrative services majors at Herzing University - Birmingham accumulate an average of around $35,127 in student debt.

Herzing University - Birmingham did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in Alabama list.

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Best Value Health & Medical Administrative Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Health & Medical Administrative Services Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 8,048
North Carolina 2,189
Tennessee 479
Georgia 1,116
Kentucky 482
West Virginia 435
Virginia 988
Louisiana 674
Mississippi 459
South Carolina 302
Arkansas 178

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 5 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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