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2023 Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

101 Colleges
$7,070 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$24,410 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Undergraduate Certificate 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. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 101 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which undergraduate certificate 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.

Top 15% Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools

#1

Umpqua Community College

Roseburg, OR

Our analysis found Umpqua Community College to be the best value school for health and medical administrative services students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Located in the rural area of Roseburg, Umpqua Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Umpqua Community College are $5,945 a year.

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#2

Centralia College

Centralia, WA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Centralia College is a great value for health and medical administrative services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Centralia College is a small public school located in the town of Centralia.

Centralia College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,239 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Highline College

Des Moines, WA

Out of the 101 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Highline College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Des Moines, Highline is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Highline are $4,813 per year.

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#4

Santa Barbara City College

Santa Barbara, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Santa Barbara City College is a great value for health and medical administrative services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Santa Barbara, SBCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SBCC are $8,912 per year. The average amount in student loans that health and medical administrative services majors at SBCC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $16,693.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, SBCC also is in the top 10% of our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southwestern Oregon Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. SWOCC is a small public school located in the remote town of Coos Bay.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SWOCC are $6,483 a year.

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Spokane Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate health and medical administrative services programs. Spokane Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Spokane.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Spokane Community College are $5,135 per year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, health and medical administrative services graduates from Spokane Community College carry an average student debtload of $15,670.

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#7

Big Bend Community College

Moses Lake, WA

With a ranking of #7, Big Bend Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health and medical administrative services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Big Bend Community College is a small public school located in the town of Moses Lake.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Big Bend Community College are $5,098 a year.

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#8

Butte College

Oroville, CA

With a ranking of #8, Butte College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health and medical administrative services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Oroville, Butte College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Butte College are $7,848 a year.

Butte College also claimed a spot on our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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#9

Walla Walla Community College

Walla Walla, WA

With a ranking of #9, Walla Walla Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health and medical administrative services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the small city of Walla Walla, Walla Walla Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Walla Walla Community College are $6,350 per year.

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#10

Shoreline Community College

Shoreline, WA

Shoreline Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate health and medical administrative services programs. Shoreline Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Shoreline.

Shoreline Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,013 in tuition and fees each year.

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#11

Glendale Community College

Glendale, CA

Glendale Community College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate health and medical administrative services programs. Located in the midsize city of Glendale, GCC is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GCC are $7,531 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, GCC also did well on our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#12

Lower Columbia College

Longview, WA

Lower Columbia College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. LCC is a small public school located in the city of Longview.

LCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,403 in tuition and fees each year.

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#13

Antelope Valley College

Lancaster, CA

Antelope Valley College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health and medical administrative services students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #13 on the list. Antelope Valley College is a large public school located in the suburb of Lancaster.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Antelope Valley College are $6,980 per year.

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#14

Bellevue College

Bellevue, WA

With a ranking of #14, Bellevue College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health and medical administrative services students working on their undergraduate certificate. BC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Bellevue.

BC undergraduate students pay an average of $9,594 in tuition and fees each year.

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#15

San Joaquin Delta College

Stockton, CA

With a ranking of #15, San Joaquin Delta College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health and medical administrative services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Stockton, Delta is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Delta undergraduate students pay an average of $9,072 in tuition and fees each year.

Delta also claimed a spot on our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great value schools for Health/Medical Admin Services students in the Far Western US Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
16 Bellingham Technical College Bellingham, WA
17 Yakima Valley College Yakima, WA
18 Renton Technical College Renton, WA
19 Columbia Basin College Pasco, WA
20 Peninsula College Port Angeles, WA

Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 287
California 3,003
Washington 497
Nevada 123
Hawaii 41
Alaska 7

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).

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