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2023 Most Popular Online Health/Medical Admin Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

10 Colleges
$80,613 Avg Salary
$20,200 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.

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 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Plains States Region to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online health and medical administrative services graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our analysis found Capella University to be the most popular school for health and medical administrative services students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Women make up 70% 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 The College of Saint Scholastica. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health/Medical Admin Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. St. Scholastica is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Duluth.

About 75% of the students majoring in health and medical administrative services at the school are women while 25% are male.

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#3

Stephens College

Columbia, MO

Out of the 10 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Stephens College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Columbia, Stephens is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#3

Clarkson College

Omaha, NE

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Clarkson College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health and medical administrative services schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Omaha, Clarkson College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#3

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

Out of the 10 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Creighton University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 50% of the health and medical administrative services majors at the school.

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University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Health/Medical Admin Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Park University

Parkville, MO

Park University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Health/Medical Admin Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Parkville, Park University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#8

Midland University

Fremont, NE

Midland University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Health/Medical Admin Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the town of Fremont, Midland U is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#8

University of Mary

Bismarck, ND

University of Mary ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Health/Medical Admin Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Bismarck.

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Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for health and medical administrative services students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Des Moines.

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Explore the most popular online health and medical administrative services colleges 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

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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 10 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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