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2023 Most Popular Online Health/Medical Admin Services Schools in the Southwest Region

62 Colleges
$31,231 Avg Salary
$21,650 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.

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The Most Popular Online Health/Medical Admin Services Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 62 schools in the Southwest Region to see which online 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 Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Phoenix - Arizona the most popular online school in the Southwest Region for health and medical administrative services students. Located in the large city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

On average, health and medical administrative services graduates from UOPX - Arizona take out $29,306 in student loans while working on their degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $137.

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#2

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Grand Canyon University is a great place for health and medical administrative services students pursuing an online degree. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Health & Medical Administrative Services majors at Grand Canyon University take out an average of $37,172 in student loans while working on their egree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $170, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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The excellent online programs at Pima Medical Institute - Tucson helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health and medical administrative services schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Tucson, PMI Tucson is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Health & Medical Administrative Services majors at PMI Tucson take out an average of $25,696 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $57, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Out of the 62 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, American InterContinental University - Online landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Schaumburg, AIU Online is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

On average, health and medical administrative services graduates from AIU Online take out $51,257 in student loans while working on their degree.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The College of Health Care Professions - Northwest is a great place for health and medical administrative services students pursuing an online degree. CHCP - Northwest is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

The average amount in student loans that health and medical administrative services majors at CHCP - Northwest take out is $23,402. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $69, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Community Care College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Health/Medical Admin Services Schools in the Southwest Region list. Community Care College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Tulsa.

On average, health and medical administrative services graduates from Community Care College take out $15,356 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Southern Careers Institute - Austin landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best health and medical administrative services programs. Southern Careers Institute - Austin is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Austin.

On average, health and medical administrative services graduates from Southern Careers Institute - Austin take out $9,500 in student loans while working on their degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $49, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#8

Bryan University

Tempe, AZ

Bryan University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Health/Medical Admin Services Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Tempe, Bryan University is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Health & Medical Administrative Services majors at Bryan University take out an average of $22,358 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Sam Houston State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best health and medical administrative services programs. SHSU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Huntsville.

Health & Medical Administrative Services majors at SHSU take out an average of $27,750 in student loans while working on their egree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $195.

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With a ranking of #10, Brookline College - Phoenix did quite well on this year’s best schools for health and medical administrative services students. Located in the city of Phoenix, Brookline College - Phoenix is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Health & Medical Administrative Services majors at Brookline College - Phoenix take out an average of $17,496 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Honorable Mentions

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 Schools in the Southwest Region award.

Rank College Location
11 McLennan Community College Waco, TX
12 Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Lubbock, TX

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 2,598
Arizona 3,817
Oklahoma 454
New Mexico 67

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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

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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