2023 Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
Top 10 Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Associate Degree Schools
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 college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Pinal County Community College are $5,160 a 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.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Pinal County Community College is ranked #2 for overall quality for health and medical administrative services in the Southwest Region .
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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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Panola College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Carthage, Panola College is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Panola College are $4,680 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Panola College also did well on our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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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 midsize city of Tyler, Tyler Junior College is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tyler Junior College are $4,440 per 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend McLennan Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. MCC is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Waco.
MCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,910 in tuition and fees each year.
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College of the Mainland ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. COM is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Texas City.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at COM are $3,873 per 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 school with a very large student population.
San Jacinto College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,040 in tuition and fees each 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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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.
SJC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,546 in tuition and fees each year.
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Lee College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the small city of Baytown, Lee College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lee College are $4,302 per year.
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Midland College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health and medical administrative services programs. Located in the city of Midland, Midland College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Midland College are $5,880 per year.
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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 |
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11 | School Removed | |
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 schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Texas | 2,598 |
Arizona | 3,817 |
Oklahoma | 454 |
New Mexico | 67 |
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Health & Medical Administrative Services Related Majors for Health & Medical Administrative Services
Health & Medical Administrative Services is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.
Health & Medical Administrative Services Focus Areas
Majors Similar to Health & Medical Administrative Services
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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.