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

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Finding the Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Basic Certificate 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 Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 79 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate programs 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.

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

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

Of the 1,197 students majoring in health and medical administrative services at UOPX - Arizona, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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College of the Mainland

Texas City, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of the Mainland. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. COM is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Texas City.

Of the 100 students majoring in health and medical administrative services at COM, 5% are male and 95% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brookline College - Phoenix. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Phoenix, Brookline College - Phoenix is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 90% 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 Regional Center for Border Health. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Regional Center for Border Health is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Yuma.

Of the 75 students majoring in health and medical administrative services at Regional Center for Border Health, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at McLennan Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health and medical administrative services schools in the Southwest Region . MCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Waco.

Of the 74 students majoring in health and medical administrative services at MCC, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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Collin County Community College District came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Collin County Community College District is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of McKinney.

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

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Remington College - Dallas Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Remington College - Dallas Campus is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Garland.

Of the 56 students majoring in health and medical administrative services at Remington College - Dallas Campus, 5% are male and 95% are female.

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Pima Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Pima County Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

Of the 53 students majoring in health and medical administrative services at Pima County Community College District, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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PCI Health Training Center ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Dallas, PCI Health Training Center is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Tulsa Technology Center landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate health and medical administrative services programs. Tulsa Tech is a small public school located in the large city of Tulsa.

Women make up 93% of the health and medical administrative services majors at the school.

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Pima Medical Institute - Tucson landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate health and medical administrative services programs. Located in the city of Tucson, PMI Tucson is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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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 Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region award.

Rank College Location
12 Remington College - Fort Worth Campus Fort Worth, TX
13 Brookline College - Tempe Tempe, AZ
14 CCI Training Center, Arlington Arlington, TX
15 GateWay Community College Phoenix, AZ

Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Colleges by State

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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 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).

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