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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

63 Colleges
$5,397 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 63 schools in the Southwest Region 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Health & Medical Administrative Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for health and medical administrative services majors pursuing a associate degree.

Top 10 Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Associate Degree Schools

#1

Central Arizona College

Coolidge, AZ

Our analysis found Central Arizona College to be the best value school for health and medical administrative services students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the rural area of Coolidge, Pinal County Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Pinal County Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,160 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, health and medical administrative services majors at Pinal County Community College accumulate an average of around $15,064 in student debt.

Pinal County Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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The excellent associate degree programs at New Mexico State University - Carlsbad helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health and medical administrative services schools in the Southwest Region . NMSU Carlsbad is a small public school located in the rural area of Carlsbad.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NMSU Carlsbad are $4,008 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, health and medical administrative services majors at NMSU Carlsbad accumulate an average of around $26,958 in student debt.

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#3

Panola College

Carthage, TX

Out of the 63 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Panola College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Carthage, Panola College is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Panola College are $4,680 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Panola College also is in the top 10% of our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.

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#4

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, TX

The excellent associate degree programs at Tyler Junior 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 Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Tyler, Tyler Junior College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Tyler Junior College are $4,440 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, health and medical administrative services majors at Tyler Junior College accumulate an average of around $21,544 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend McLennan Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. MCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Waco.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCC are $5,910 per year.

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#6

College of the Mainland

Texas City, TX

College of the Mainland 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 #6 on the list. COM is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Texas City.

COM undergraduate students pay an average of $3,873 in tuition and fees each year.

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San Jacinto Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health and medical administrative services programs. Located in the suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at San Jacinto College are $5,040 per year. Health & Medical Administrative Services majors at San Jacinto College take out an average of $17,157 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#8

San Juan College

Farmington, NM

San Juan College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health and medical administrative services programs. Located in the small city of Farmington, SJC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SJC are $4,546 a year.

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#9

Lee College

Baytown, TX

Lee College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the small city of Baytown, Lee College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Lee College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,302 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Midland College

Midland, TX

Midland College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Midland, Midland College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Midland College are $5,880 a year.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region award.

Rank College Location
11 The University of Texas at Brownsville Brownsville, TX
12 Galveston College Galveston, TX
12 Wharton County Junior College Wharton, TX

Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 2,598
Arizona 3,817
Oklahoma 454
New Mexico 67

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

Majors Similar to Health & Medical Administrative Services

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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