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2023 Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

14 Colleges
$26,602 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$80,613 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Graduate Certificate 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. 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.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate 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.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found University of St Francis to be the best value school for health and medical administrative services students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Saint Francis are $13,839 a year.

University of Saint Francis also made our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #4.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Detroit Mercy is a great value for health and medical administrative services students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Detroit, Detroit Mercy is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Detroit Mercy are $21,276 a year.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Ohio University - Athens Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health and medical administrative services schools in the Great Lakes Region . OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the distant town of Athens.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at OHIO Athens are $17,712 a year.

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#3

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Out of the 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Michigan University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Central Michigan are $15,644 a year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh is a great value for health and medical administrative services students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Oshkosh, UW Oshkosh is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW Oshkosh are $18,760 a year.

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Davenport University

Grand Rapids, MI

Davenport University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Grand Rapids, Davenport University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Davenport University are $17,208 per year.

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University of Illinois at Chicago came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UIC are $28,468 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UIC also is in the top 10% of our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate health and medical administrative services programs. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a very large student population.

UC graduate students pay an average of $26,644 in tuition and fees each year.

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Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health and medical administrative services students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. RFUMS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of North Chicago.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at RFUMS are $36,765 per year.

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Wright State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health and medical administrative services students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Wright State University - Main Campus are $24,286 a year.

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Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 1,726
Ohio 1,578
Michigan 1,103
Indiana 1,799
Wisconsin 534

Health & Medical Administrative Services is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Health & Medical Administrative Services Focus Areas

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 14 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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