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

18 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.

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the Southwest Region to see which graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Dallas the most popular school in the Southwest Region for health and medical administrative services students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 54% of the health and medical administrative services majors at the school.

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Out of the 18 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center landed the # 2 spot on the list. TTUHSC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Lubbock.

Of the 27 students majoring in health and medical administrative services at TTUHSC, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#3

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in health and medical administrative services at Texas State, 58% are male and 42% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. OSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Stillwater.

Of the 4 students majoring in health and medical administrative services at OSU, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#6

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Grand Canyon University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate health and medical administrative services programs. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health and medical administrative services students working on their graduate certificate. UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Arlington.

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

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#8

Mid-America Christian University

Oklahoma City, OK

Mid-America Christian University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate health and medical administrative services programs. Located in the city of Oklahoma City, MACU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #8, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health and medical administrative services students working on their graduate certificate. UT Rio Grande Valley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Edinburg.

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University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Oklahoma City, UOHSC is a public college with a small 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 18 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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