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2023 Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

37 Colleges
$10,972 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$61,266 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Master's Degree 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.

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 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 37 schools in the Plains States Region to see which master's degree 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. 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.

Top 10 Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Master's Degree Schools

#1

Waldorf University

Forest City, IA

Our 2023 rankings named Waldorf University the best value school in the Plains States Region for health and medical administrative services students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote town of Forest City, Waldorf is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Waldorf are $4,835 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Waldorf also is in the top 20% of our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a great value for health and medical administrative services students working on their master’s degree. Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of St. Cloud.

Rasmussen University - Minnesota graduate students pay an average of $5,615 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rasmussen University - North Dakota. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Fargo, Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Rasmussen University - North Dakota graduate students pay an average of $5,615 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Stephens College

Columbia, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stephens College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Columbia, Stephens is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Stephens are $9,230 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Stephens is ranked #1 for overall quality for health and medical administrative services in the Plains States Region .

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Southwest Baptist University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health and medical administrative services schools in the Plains States Region . Southwest Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Bolivar.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Southwest Baptist University are $5,388 per year.

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Concordia University, Saint Paul came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Concordia University, Saint Paul are $8,550 a year.

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Concordia University, Nebraska did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health and medical administrative services students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Concordia University, Nebraska is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Seward.

Concordia University, Nebraska graduate students pay an average of $8,650 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Park University

Parkville, MO

Park University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large suburb of Parkville, Park University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Park University are $6,435 a year.

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#9

Clarkson College

Omaha, NE

With a ranking of #9, Clarkson College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health and medical administrative services students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Omaha, Clarkson College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Clarkson College are $12,294 per year.

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#10

Grantham University

Lenexa, KS

Grantham University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the small city of Lenexa, Grantham University is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Grantham University graduate students pay an average of $4,800 in tuition and fees each 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 Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 2,015
Iowa 251
Missouri 1,011
Nebraska 260
Kansas 490
South Dakota 65
North Dakota 33

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 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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