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2023 Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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$90,223 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Doctor's 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.

The Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Doctor's Degree 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 7 schools in the Southwest Region to see which doctor's 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 Doctor's Degree Colleges.

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 doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 81% of the students majoring in health and medical administrative services at the school are women while 19% are male.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Oklahoma City, UOHSC is a public college with a small student population.

About 47% of the students majoring in health and medical administrative services at the school are women while 53% are male.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health and medical administrative services schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health and medical administrative services schools in the Southwest Region . UTHealth is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Houston.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of the Southwest is a great place for health and medical administrative services students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the rural area of Hobbs, USW is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Out of the 7 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at American InterContinental University - Online 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 . Located in the rural area of Schaumburg, AIU Online is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Colleges by State

Explore the best health and medical administrative services schools 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 7 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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