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2023 Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Schools in District of Columbia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$37,537 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,822 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health & Medical Administrative Services School for You

Health & Medical Administrative Services is one of the most popular subjects to study in District of Columbia. With 437 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. 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 Schools in District of Columbia ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in District of Columbia to see which 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Health & Medical Administrative Services Schools in District of Columbia

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

Best District of Columbia Schools for Affordable Quality in Health/Medical Admin Services

Our 2023 rankings named George Washington University the best value school in District of Columbia for health and medical administrative services students. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

GWU undergraduate students pay an average of $57,984 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that health and medical administrative services majors at GWU take out is $43,309.

GWU also took the #2 spot in our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Schools in District of Columbia rankings.

Full Health & Medical Administrative Services at George Washington University Report

#2

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Georgetown are $59,957 per year. While working on their degree, health and medical administrative services majors at Georgetown accumulate an average of around $17,500 in student debt.

Georgetown also made our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Schools in District of Columbia list, coming in at #1.

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#3

American University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Schools in District of Columbia list. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at The American University are $51,334 a year.

The American University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Schools in District of Columbia list.

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#4

Howard University

Washington, DC

Out of the 8 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Washington, Howard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Howard are $28,916 per year. The average amount in student loans that health and medical administrative services majors at Howard take out is $27,000. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $809.

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$13,515 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 8 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Strayer University - Global Region landed the # 5 spot on the list. Strayer University - Global Region is a large private for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Strayer University - Global Region undergraduate students pay an average of $13,515 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$13,515 Average Tuition & Fees

Strayer University - District of Columbia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for health and medical administrative services students. It came in at #6 on the list. Strayer University - District of Columbia is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Strayer University - District of Columbia undergraduate students pay an average of $13,515 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Technical Learning Centers Inc did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for health and medical administrative services students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Washington, Prospect College is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

On average, health and medical administrative services graduates from Prospect College take out $9,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#7

Career Technical Institute

Washington, DC

With a ranking of #7, Career Technical Institute did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health and medical administrative services students. Career Technical Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

After completing their degree, health and medical administrative services graduates from Career Technical Institute carry an average student debtload of $9,500.

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Best Value Health & Medical Administrative Services Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 2,681
Pennsylvania 1,823
Maryland 1,108
New Jersey 317
Delaware 53

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

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 8 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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