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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

29 Colleges
$20,708 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$80,613 Avg Salary

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

With 89,359 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, health and medical administrative services is the #2 most popular major in the United States.

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 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 Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 29 schools in the Southeast Region 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 the Southeast Region

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

Top 10 Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

Our analysis found Columbia Southern University to be the best value school for health and medical administrative services students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Columbia Southern University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the town of Orange Beach.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Columbia Southern University are $4,035 per year.

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#2

University of Lynchburg

Lynchburg, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Lynchburg. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Lynchburg is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lynchburg are $11,759 per year.

Lynchburg excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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#3

Pfeiffer University

Misenheimer, NC

Out of the 29 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pfeiffer University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Misenheimer, Pfeiffer University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Pfeiffer University graduate students pay an average of $12,240 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is a great value for health and medical administrative services students working on their graduate certificate. UAMS is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UAMS are $17,652 per year.

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#5

Mercer University

Macon, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mercer University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Mercer is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Macon.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Mercer are $15,544 per year.

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#6

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

East Carolina University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate health and medical administrative services programs. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

ECU graduate students pay an average of $20,743 in tuition and fees each year.

ECU also claimed a spot on our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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#7

Shepherd University

Shepherdstown, WV

Shepherd University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate health and medical administrative services programs. Located in the town of Shepherdstown, Shepherd University is a public school with a small student population.

Shepherd University graduate students pay an average of $12,906 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Brenau University

Gainesville, GA

Brenau University 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 #8 on the list. Brenau is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Gainesville.

Brenau graduate students pay an average of $13,940 in tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Belhaven University

Jackson, MS

Belhaven University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Jackson, Belhaven is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Belhaven are $10,980 a year.

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#10

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

Augusta University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Augusta, Augusta University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Augusta University graduate students pay an average of $20,712 in tuition and fees each year.

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

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Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Colleges by State

Explore the best health and medical administrative services schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 8,048
North Carolina 2,189
Tennessee 479
Georgia 1,116
Kentucky 482
West Virginia 435
Virginia 988
Alabama 622
Louisiana 674
Mississippi 459
South Carolina 302
Arkansas 178

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 25 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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