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

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

Finding the Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Associate Degree School for You

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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 80 schools in the Southwest Region to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health & Medical Administrative Services program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Pima Medical Institute - Tucson the most popular school in the Southwest Region for health and medical administrative services students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Tucson, PMI Tucson is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

About 91% of the students majoring in health and medical administrative services at the school are women while 9% are male.

The average amount in student loans that health and medical administrative services majors at PMI Tucson take out while working on their Associate Degree is $23,572.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The College of Health Care Professions - Northwest. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. CHCP - Northwest is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

Of the 153 students majoring in health and medical administrative services at CHCP - Northwest, 8% are male and 92% are female.

While working on their Associate Degree, health and medical administrative services majors at CHCP - Northwest accumulate an average of around $22,945 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwest University at El Paso. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of El Paso, Southwest University at El Paso is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in health and medical administrative services at the school are women while 20% are male.

The average amount in student loans that health and medical administrative services majors at Southwest University at El Paso take out while working on their Associate Degree is $21,825. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $75.

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#4

Bryan University

Tempe, AZ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bryan University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, Bryan University is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

About 96% of the students majoring in health and medical administrative services at the school are women while 4% are male.

While working on their Associate Degree, health and medical administrative services majors at Bryan University accumulate an average of around $25,589 in student debt.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Community Care College is a great place for health and medical administrative services students working on their associate degree. Community Care College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Tulsa.

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Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. OSU-OKC is a small public school located in the city of Oklahoma City.

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

Health & Medical Administrative Services majors at OSU-OKC take out an average of $27,221 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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San Jacinto Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health and medical administrative services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that health and medical administrative services majors at San Jacinto College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $17,157.

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#8

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, TX

With a ranking of #8, Tyler Junior College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health and medical administrative services students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Tyler, Tyler Junior College is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 40 students majoring in health and medical administrative services at Tyler Junior College, 5% are male and 95% are female.

On average, health and medical administrative services graduates from Tyler Junior College take out $21,544 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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The College of Health Care Professions - South San Antonio came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of San-Antonio, CHCP - South San Antonio is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in health and medical administrative services at the school are women while 14% are male.

Health & Medical Administrative Services majors at CHCP - South San Antonio take out an average of $22,945 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree health and medical administrative services programs. Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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

On average, health and medical administrative services graduates from UOPX - Arizona take out $26,742 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#10

Central Texas College

Killeen, TX

Central Texas College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Central Texas College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Killeen.

About 91% of the students majoring in health and medical administrative services at the school are women while 9% are male.

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Collin County Community College District landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree health and medical administrative services programs. Collin County Community College District is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of McKinney.

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

Health & Medical Administrative Services majors at Collin County Community College District take out an average of $18,281 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Honorable Mentions

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

Rank College Location
13 Palo Alto College San Antonio, TX
13 Pima Community College Tucson, AZ
15 St Philip’s College San Antonio, TX
16 Central Arizona College Coolidge, AZ

Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Colleges by State

Explore the best 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

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 28 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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