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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$15,094 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$80,613 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Graduate 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.

The Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones offered the best value graduate 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.

2023 Best Value Health & Medical Administrative Services Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Health & Medical Administrative Services Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Health/Medical Admin Services

#1

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Fitchburg State University the best value school in Massachusetts for health and medical administrative services students working on their graduate certificate. Fitchburg State is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Fitchburg.

Fitchburg State graduate students pay an average of $6,012 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Health & Medical Administrative Services at Fitchburg State University Report

Out of the 4 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMass Lowell are $15,210 per year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is a great value for health and medical administrative services students working on their graduate certificate. MCPHS University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at MCPHS University are $24,060 a year.

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#4

Cambridge College

Boston, MA

Out of the 4 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Cambridge College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Boston, Cambridge College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cambridge College are $16,409 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 Colleges 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 4 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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