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2023 Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

46 Colleges
$15,482 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,797 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health & Medical Administrative Services School for You

In 2020-2021, 89,359 health and medical administrative services students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. 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 Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 46 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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 the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Top 10 Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Schools

$4,416 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Idaho to be the best value school for health and medical administrative services students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . BYU - I is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Rexburg.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BYU - I are $4,416 a year. After completing their degree, health and medical administrative services graduates from BYU - I carry an average student debtload of $12,574.

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#2

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

The excellent programs at Western Governors University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health and medical administrative services schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WGU are $7,452 per year. On average, health and medical administrative services graduates from WGU take out $25,691 in student loans while working on their degree.

WGU also made our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #2.

Full Health & Medical Administrative Services at Western Governors University Report

$8,400 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Global Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado State University - Global Campus is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greenwood Village.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Colorado State University - Global Campus are $8,400 a year. After completing their degree, health and medical administrative services graduates from Colorado State University - Global Campus carry an average student debtload of $40,048.

Full Health & Medical Administrative Services at Colorado State University - Global Campus Report

$6,631 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Trinidad State Junior College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health and medical administrative services schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Trinidad State Junior College is a small public school located in the remote town of Trinidad.

Trinidad State Junior College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,631 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Laramie County Community College is a great value for health and medical administrative services students. Located in the small suburb of Cheyenne, LCCC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at LCCC are $10,913 a year.

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$7,344 Average Tuition & Fees

College of Western Idaho ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CWI is a fairly large public school located in the rural area of Nampa.

CWI undergraduate students pay an average of $7,344 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Health & Medical Administrative Services at College of Western Idaho Report

#7

Arapahoe Community College

Littleton, CO
$15,502 Average Tuition & Fees

Arapahoe Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Arapahoe Community College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Littleton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Arapahoe Community College are $15,502 a year. The average amount in student loans that health and medical administrative services majors at Arapahoe Community College take out is $17,750.

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Red Rocks Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Red Rocks Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Lakewood.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Red Rocks Community College are $15,811 a year.

Red Rocks Community College also took the #4 spot in our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.

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#9

North Idaho College

Coeur d'Alene, ID

North Idaho College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. NIC is a small public school located in the city of Coeur d'Alene.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NIC are $8,736 per year.

Full Health & Medical Administrative Services at North Idaho College Report

#10

University of Providence

Great Falls, MT

University of Providence did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for health and medical administrative services students. It came in at #10 on the list. University of Providence is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Great Falls.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Providence are $26,662 per year.

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

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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 Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 1,499
Utah 3,320
Idaho 197
Montana 159
Wyoming 13

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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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