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2023 Most Popular Online Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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

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.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 91 schools in the Southeast 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for health and medical administrative services majors pursuing an online associate degree.

Our analysis found Ultimate Medical Academy - Clearwater to be the most popular school for health and medical administrative services students who want to pursue an online associate degree in the Southeast Region . UMA Clearwater is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Clearwater.

Of the 5,249 students majoring in health and medical administrative services at UMA Clearwater, 3% are male and 97% are female.

After completing their Associate Degree, health and medical administrative services graduates from UMA Clearwater carry an average student debtload of $25,398.

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The in-demand online associate degree programs at Wake Technical Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health and medical administrative services schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the large suburb of Raleigh, Wake Technical Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 116 students majoring in health and medical administrative services at Wake Technical Community College, 3% are male and 97% are female.

The average amount in student loans that health and medical administrative services majors at Wake Technical Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $33,544.

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Out of the 91 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia Junior College - Morgantown landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Morgantown, WVJC Morgantown is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

About 97% of the students majoring in health and medical administrative services at the school are women while 3% are male.

After completing their Associate Degree, health and medical administrative services graduates from WVJC Morgantown carry an average student debtload of $13,599.

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#4

Pitt Community College

Winterville, NC

Out of the 91 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pitt Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Pitt Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Winterville.

Women make up 98% of the health and medical administrative services majors at the school.

Health & Medical Administrative Services majors at Pitt Community College take out an average of $26,510 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#5

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

Of the 68 students majoring in health and medical administrative services at Liberty University, 1% are male and 99% are female.

Health & Medical Administrative Services majors at Liberty University take out an average of $29,583 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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South University’s online programs ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. South University's online programs is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Savannah.

About 92% of the students majoring in health and medical administrative services at the school are women while 8% are male.

On average, health and medical administrative services graduates from South University's online programs take out $30,845 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#7

St Petersburg College

Clearwater, FL

St Petersburg 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. Located in the city of Clearwater, SPC is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 55 students majoring in health and medical administrative services at SPC, 13% are male and 87% are female.

While working on their Associate Degree, health and medical administrative services majors at SPC accumulate an average of around $30,255 in student debt.

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#8

Martinsburg College

Martinsburg, WV

Martinsburg College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree health and medical administrative services programs. Martinsburg College is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Martinsburg.

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#9

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

Columbia Southern University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree health and medical administrative services programs. Columbia Southern University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the town of Orange Beach.

Women make up 94% of the health and medical administrative services majors at the school.

After completing their Associate Degree, health and medical administrative services graduates from Columbia Southern University carry an average student debtload of $25,952.

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#10

Valley College-Martinsburg

Martinsburg, WV

Valley College-Martinsburg came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Martinsburg, Valley College of Technology is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 98% of the health and medical administrative services majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that health and medical administrative services majors at Valley College of Technology take out while working on their Associate Degree is $23,092.

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#11

Pearl River Community College

Poplarville, MS

Pearl River Community 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 #11 on the list. Pearl River Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Poplarville.

Of the 40 students majoring in health and medical administrative services at Pearl River Community College, 8% are male and 93% are female.

On average, health and medical administrative services graduates from Pearl River Community College take out $16,693 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Rowan-Cabarrus Community 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 #12 on the list. Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Salisbury.

About 95% of the students majoring in health and medical administrative services at the school are women while 5% are male.

After completing their Associate Degree, health and medical administrative services graduates from Rowan-Cabarrus Community College carry an average student debtload of $8,658.

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Augusta Technical College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Augusta, Augusta Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 90% of the health and medical administrative services majors at the school.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Online Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
14 Holmes Community College Goodman, MS
15 Somerset Community College Somerset, KY
16 Southern Crescent Technical College Griffin, GA
17 Albany Technical College Albany, GA
18 Gaston College Dallas, NC
18 Ashland Community and Technical College Ashland, KY
18 Ogeechee Technical College Statesboro, GA
18 Bluegrass Community and Technical College Lexington, KY

Explore the most popular online health and medical administrative services schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 8,048
North Carolina 2,189
Tennessee 479
Georgia 1,116
Kentucky 482
West Virginia 435
Virginia 988
Alabama 622
Louisiana 674
Mississippi 459
South Carolina 302
Arkansas 178

More Health & Medical Administrative Services Rankings in the Southeast Region

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

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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