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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$8,311 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$80,613 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, health and medical administrative services students earned 435 degrees and certificates from a West Virginia school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 West Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in West Virginia 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.

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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Fairmont State University the best value school in West Virginia for health and medical administrative services students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Fairmont, Fairmont State is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Fairmont State are $7,892 a year.

Fairmont State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Graduate Certificate Schools in West Virginia list.

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#2

Shepherd University

Shepherdstown, WV

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Shepherd University is a great value for health and medical administrative services students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Shepherdstown, Shepherd University is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Shepherd University are $8,730 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Shepherd University is ranked #3 for overall quality for health and medical administrative services in West Virginia.

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Best Value Health & Medical Administrative Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 8,048
North Carolina 2,189
Tennessee 479
Kentucky 482
Georgia 1,116
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

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 2 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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