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2023 Most Popular Online Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

19 Colleges
$27,621 Avg Salary
$27,048 Avg Student Debt

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which online associate degree programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Health & Medical Administrative Services Associate Degree Colleges.

#1

Santa Barbara City College

Santa Barbara, CA

Our analysis found Santa Barbara City College to be the most popular school for health and medical administrative services students who want to pursue an online associate degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Santa Barbara, SBCC is a public school with a large student population.

About 90% of the students majoring in health and medical administrative services at the school are women while 10% are male.

On average, health and medical administrative services graduates from SBCC take out $23,294 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#2

Laurus College

San Luis Obispo, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Laurus College is a great place for health and medical administrative services students working on their online associate degree. Located in the small city of San Luis Obispo, Laurus College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 37 students majoring in health and medical administrative services at Laurus College, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia is a great place for health and medical administrative services students working on their online associate degree. Located in the rural area of Visalia, San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

After completing their Associate Degree, health and medical administrative services graduates from San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia carry an average student debtload of $21,326.

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The in-demand online associate degree programs at Carrington College, Sacramento helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health and medical administrative services schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large suburb of Sacramento, Carrington College, Sacramento is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 97% of the health and medical administrative services majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Portland Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Portland.

Women make up 92% of the health and medical administrative services majors at the school.

After completing their Associate Degree, health and medical administrative services graduates from Portland Community College carry an average student debtload of $25,133.

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#6

Merced College

Merced, CA

Merced College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree health and medical administrative services programs. Located in the city of Merced, Merced Community College District is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 24 students majoring in health and medical administrative services at Merced Community College District, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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#7

National Career College

Panorama City, CA

National Career College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for health and medical administrative services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. National Career College is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Panorama City.

Of the 17 students majoring in health and medical administrative services at National Career College, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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With a ranking of #8, Tacoma Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health and medical administrative services students working on their online associate degree. Tacoma Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Tacoma.

About 81% of the students majoring in health and medical administrative services at the school are women while 19% are male.

The average amount in student loans that health and medical administrative services majors at Tacoma Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $26,207.

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#9

Saddleback College

Mission Viejo, CA

Saddleback College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for health and medical administrative services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Mission Viejo, Saddleback College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Klamath Community College

Klamath Falls, OR

With a ranking of #10, Klamath Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health and medical administrative services students working on their online associate degree. Located in the remote town of Klamath Falls, Klamath Community College is a public college with a small student population.

About 90% of the students majoring in health and medical administrative services at the school are women while 10% are male.

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Explore the most popular online health and medical administrative services colleges 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

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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 19 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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