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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

15 Colleges
$7,549 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, health and medical administrative services was ranked 6th in Massachusetts. In fact, 859 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in Massachusetts 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 Bunker Hill Community College the best value school in Massachusetts for health and medical administrative services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Boston, BHCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BHCC are $5,280 per year.

BHCC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Springfield Technical 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 Massachusetts. STCC is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at STCC are $5,520 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, STCC is ranked #4 for overall quality for health and medical administrative services in Massachusetts.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northern Essex Community College is a great value for health and medical administrative services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Haverhill, NECC is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NECC are $5,544 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Shore Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. North Shore Community College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Danvers.

North Shore Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,352 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Greenfield Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the town of Greenfield, Greenfield Community College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Greenfield Community College are $5,642 per year.

Greenfield Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list.

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Massachusetts Bay Community College

Wellesley Hills, MA

Massachusetts Bay Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking. MassBay Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Wellesley Hills.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MassBay Community College are $5,376 per year.

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Cape Cod Community College

West Barnstable, MA

With a ranking of #7, Cape Cod Community 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 small city of West Barnstable, Cape Cod Community College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cape Cod Community College are $5,352 per year.

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Bristol Community College

Fall River, MA

Bristol Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate health and medical administrative services programs. Located in the large suburb of Fall River, Bristol is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bristol are $5,208 per year.

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Middlesex Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Middlesex Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Bedford.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Middlesex Community College are $6,048 a year.

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With a ranking of #9, Massasoit Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health and medical administrative services students working on their basic certificate. Massasoit Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Brockton.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Massasoit Community College are $5,160 per year.

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Best Value Health & Medical Administrative Services Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 262
New Hampshire 1,718
Maine 87
Vermont 112
Rhode Island 175

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 15 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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