Health & Medical Administrative Services at Columbia Southern University

What traits are you looking for in a health and medical administrative services school? To help you decide if Columbia Southern University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's health and medical administrative services program.

Columbia Southern University is located in Orange Beach, Alabama and approximately 18,533 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 47 students received their associate's degree in health and medical administrative services.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health & Medical Administrative Services section at the bottom of this page.

Columbia Southern University Health & Medical Administrative Services Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Bachelor’s Degree in Health & Medical Administrative Services

Online Classes Are Available at Columbia Southern University

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Columbia Southern University does offer online education options in health and medical administrative services for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

Columbia Southern University Health & Medical Administrative Services Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks health and medical administrative services programs across the country. The following shows how Columbia Southern University performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health and medical administrative services major at Columbia Southern University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health & Medical Administrative Services. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Online Health/Medical Admin Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	12
Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	16
Most Popular Online Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Trade Schools	24
Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Schools	27
Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Trade Schools	32
Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools	36
Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Trade Schools	38
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Best Health/Medical Admin Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	65
Best Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Trade Schools	108
Most Focused Health/Medical Admin Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	116
Best Health/Medical Admin Services Trade Schools	154
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Most Focused Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Trade Schools	429
Most Focused Health/Medical Admin Services Trade Schools	677

Earnings of Columbia Southern University Health & Medical Administrative Services Graduates

The median salary of health and medical administrative services students who receive their bachelor's degree at Columbia Southern University is $46,392. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 22% higher than the national average of $38,040 for all health and medical administrative services bachelor's degree recipients.

Health & Medical Administrative Services Student Demographics at Columbia Southern University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health and medical administrative services majors at Columbia Southern University.

Columbia Southern University Health & Medical Administrative Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 6% of health and medical administrative services associate's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia Southern University with a associate's in health and medical administrative services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Columbia Southern University Health & Medical Administrative Services Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 192 students earned a bachelor's degree in health and medical administrative services from Columbia Southern University. About 84% of these graduates were women and the other 16% were men. The typical health and medical administrative services bachelor's degree program is made up of only 9% men. So male students are more repesented at Columbia Southern University since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia Southern University with a bachelor's in health and medical administrative services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	48
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	70
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	59

Columbia Southern University also has a doctoral program available in health and medical administrative services. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Health & Medical Administrative Services

Health & Medical Administrative Services majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Columbia Southern University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health Care Management	192
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	47

Related Majors

• Allied Health Professions
• Mental & Social Health Services

Careers That Health & Medical Administrative Services Grads May Go Into

A degree in health and medical administrative services can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AL, the home state for Columbia Southern University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	19,240	$54,030
Medical Assistants	9,180	$28,460
Computer Programmers	7,750	$87,340
Medical Secretaries	6,510	$34,050
Computer User Support Specialists	5,920	$49,120

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.