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2023 Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

56 Colleges
$14,486 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,127 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 89,359 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, health and medical administrative services is the #2 most popular major in the United States.

There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 56 schools in the Plains States Region to see which bachelor's 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Health & Medical Administrative Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Top 10 Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies the best value school in the Plains States Region for health and medical administrative services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Fayette, CMU CGES is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CMU CGES are $6,720 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, CMU CGES also did well on our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Health & Medical Administrative Services at Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies Report

#2

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bellevue University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Bellevue University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bellevue.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bellevue University are $8,310 per year. The average amount in student loans that health and medical administrative services majors at Bellevue University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $32,705.

Bellevue University excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Ottawa University - Online is a great value for health and medical administrative services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Ottawa University - Online is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Ottawa.

Ottawa University - Online undergraduate students pay an average of $12,616 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that health and medical administrative services majors at Ottawa University - Online take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $28,129.

Ottawa University - Online not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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#4

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

Out of the 56 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Dakota State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Dakota State is a small public school located in the town of Madison.

Dakota State undergraduate students pay an average of $12,735 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, health and medical administrative services majors at Dakota State accumulate an average of around $26,764 in student debt.

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#5

Ottawa University - Kansas City

Overland Park, KS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ottawa University - Kansas City. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Overland Park, Ottawa University - Kansas City is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ottawa University - Kansas City are $12,869 a year. The average amount in student loans that health and medical administrative services majors at Ottawa University - Kansas City take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $28,129.

Ottawa University - Kansas City not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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University of Minnesota - Crookston did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health and medical administrative services students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UMN Crookston is a small public school located in the distant town of Crookston.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMN Crookston are $12,514 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, health and medical administrative services graduates from UMN Crookston carry an average student debtload of $35,408.

UMN Crookston did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

Full Health & Medical Administrative Services at University of Minnesota - Crookston Report

#7

Park University

Parkville, MO

With a ranking of #7, Park University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health and medical administrative services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Parkville, Park University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Park University are $8,853 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, health and medical administrative services graduates from Park University carry an average student debtload of $27,262.

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With a ranking of #9, Metropolitan State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health and medical administrative services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Metro State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Metro State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,394 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Health & Medical Administrative Services at Metropolitan State University Report

With a ranking of #10, Herzing University - Minneapolis did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health and medical administrative services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Herzing University - Minneapolis is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Minneapolis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Herzing University - Minneapolis are $14,200 per year. On average, health and medical administrative services graduates from Herzing University - Minneapolis take out $48,209 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Health & Medical Administrative Services at Herzing University - Minneapolis Report

Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 2,015
Iowa 251
Nebraska 260
Missouri 1,011
Kansas 490
South Dakota 65
North Dakota 33

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

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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