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2023 Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

13 Colleges
$80,613 Avg Salary
$20,200 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Graduate 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for health and medical administrative services majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our analysis found Washington State University to be the most popular school for health and medical administrative services students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Wazzu is a very large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

About 63% of the students majoring in health and medical administrative services at the school are women while 37% are male.

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Out of the 13 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Northridge landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 32 students majoring in health and medical administrative services at CSUN, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health and medical administrative services schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 24 students majoring in health and medical administrative services at USC, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon Health & Science University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. OHSU is a small public school located in the large city of Portland.

About 67% of the students majoring in health and medical administrative services at the school are women while 33% are male.

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Out of the 13 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Washington University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the fringe town of Cheney, EWU is a public school with a large student population.

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Pacific Lutheran University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate health and medical administrative services programs. Located in the suburb of Tacoma, PLU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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University of La Verne

La Verne, CA

University of La Verne landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate health and medical administrative services programs. ULV is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of La Verne.

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California Intercontinental University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health and medical administrative services students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. California Intercontinental University is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

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Golden Gate University - San Francisco did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health and medical administrative services students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

Loma Linda University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Loma Linda.

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Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Colleges by State

Explore the best health and medical administrative services colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 287
California 3,003
Washington 497
Nevada 123
Hawaii 41
Alaska 7

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

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 13 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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