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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

11 Colleges
$8,641 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

In 2020-2021, health and medical administrative services students earned 1,499 degrees and certificates from a Colorado school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Basic Certificate Schools in Colorado ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in Colorado to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate programs for health and medical administrative services students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Red Rocks Community College the best value school in Colorado for health and medical administrative services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Lakewood, Red Rocks Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Red Rocks Community College are $4,389 per year.

Red Rocks Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools in Colorado list.

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#2

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

Out of the 11 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Front Range Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Westminster, FRCC is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FRCC are $4,032 per year.

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#3

Pikes Peak Community College

Colorado Springs, CO

Out of the 11 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Pikes Peak Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Colorado Springs, PPCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

PPCC undergraduate students pay an average of $3,981 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

PPCC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools in Colorado list.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Community College of Aurora helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health and medical administrative services schools in Colorado. CCA is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Aurora.

CCA undergraduate students pay an average of $3,947 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan State University of Denver. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools in Colorado list. MSU Denver is a large public school located in the large city of Denver.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MSU Denver are $10,021 a year.

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Colorado Christian University 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 #6 on the list. CCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Lakewood.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CCU are $25,473 per year.

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Emily Griffith Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools in Colorado list. Emily Griffith is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Denver.

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With a ranking of #7, Concorde Career College - Aurora did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health and medical administrative services students working on their basic certificate. Concorde Career College - Aurora is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Aurora.

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Pima Medical Institute - Colorado Springs 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 #7 on the list. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, PMI Colorado Springs is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Pima Medical Institute - Aurora ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools in Colorado list. PMI Aurora is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Aurora.

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Best Value Health & Medical Administrative Services Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 3,320
Idaho 197
Montana 159
Wyoming 13

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 11 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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