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2023 Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools in Washington

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

16 Colleges
$4,699 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Basic Certificate School for You

Health & Medical Administrative Services is one of the most popular subjects to study in Washington. With 497 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Basic Certificate Schools in Washington ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in Washington to see which basic certificate 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

Top 10 Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Basic Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Spokane Community College the best value school in Washington for health and medical administrative services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Spokane, Spokane Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Spokane Community College are $3,826 per year.

Spokane Community College also took the #5 spot in our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools in Washington rankings.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Everett Community College is a great value for health and medical administrative services students working on their basic certificate. Everett Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Everett.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Everett Community College are $4,062 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lake Washington Institute of Technology. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools in Washington list. Located in the large suburb of Kirkland, LWTech is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at LWTech are $4,609 a year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Shoreline Community College is a great value for health and medical administrative services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Shoreline, Shoreline Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Shoreline Community College are $4,166 a year.

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Walla Walla Community College

Walla Walla, WA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Walla Walla Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools in Washington list. Walla Walla Community College is a small public school located in the city of Walla Walla.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Walla Walla Community College are $4,850 per year.

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Tacoma Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools in Washington list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tacoma, Tacoma Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Tacoma Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,929 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Bellingham Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate health and medical administrative services programs. Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute is a small public school located in the city of Bellingham.

Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute undergraduate students pay an average of $4,004 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Yakima Valley College

Yakima, WA

Yakima Valley College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health and medical administrative services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. YVC is a small public school located in the small city of Yakima.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at YVC are $4,883 per year.

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Olympic College

Bremerton, WA

Olympic College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools in Washington list. Located in the city of Bremerton, OC is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OC are $4,101 per year.

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Grays Harbor College

Aberdeen, WA

With a ranking of #10, Grays Harbor College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health and medical administrative services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Aberdeen, GHC is a public college with a small student population.

GHC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,503 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Health & Medical Administrative Services Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Health & Medical Administrative Services Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 287
California 3,003
Nevada 123
Hawaii 41
Alaska 7

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 16 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).

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