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2023 Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

51 Colleges
$6,066 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$24,410 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Undergraduate Certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 51 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate 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.

2023 Best Value Health & Medical Administrative Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Check out the health and medical administrative services undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Hutchinson Community College the best value school in the Plains States Region for health and medical administrative services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the town of Hutchinson, Hutchinson Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hutchinson Community College are $4,470 per year.

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Out of the 51 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rochester Community and Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Rochester Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Rochester.

Rochester Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,372 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that health and medical administrative services majors at Rochester Community and Technical College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $22,906.

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#3

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Central Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health and medical administrative services schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Grand Island, Central Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Community College are $4,590 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Anoka Technical College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the suburb of Anoka, Anoka Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Anoka Technical College are $6,075 a year. On average, health and medical administrative services graduates from Anoka Technical College take out $22,483 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Anoka Technical College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern Iowa Community College District. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Davenport, Eastern Iowa Community Colleges is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Eastern Iowa Community Colleges are $5,904 per year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, health and medical administrative services graduates from Eastern Iowa Community Colleges carry an average student debtload of $26,219.

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Neosho County Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Chanute, Neosho County Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Neosho County Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,000 in tuition and fees each year.

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Alexandria Technical & Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the town of Alexandria, ATCC is a public school with a small student population.

ATCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,910 in tuition and fees each year.

ATCC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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#8

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

Century College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large suburb of White Bear Lake, Century College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Century College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,907 in tuition and fees each year.

Century College also claimed a spot on our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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Minnesota State Community and Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Fergus Falls, M State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at M State are $5,862 a year.

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With a ranking of #10, Barton County Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health and medical administrative services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Barton Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Great Bend.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Barton Community College are $4,544 a year.

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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 Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 2,015
Iowa 251
Nebraska 260
Missouri 1,011
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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