Health & Medical Administrative Services at South Texas College

If you are interested in studying health and medical administrative services, you may want to check out the program at South Texas College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

South Texas College is located in McAllen, Texas and has a total student population of 28,233. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 13 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.

 

 

South Texas College Health & Medical Administrative Services Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Health & Medical Administrative Services (Less Than 1 Year)
• Undergrad Certificate in Health & Medical Administrative Services (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Bachelor’s Degree in Health & Medical Administrative Services

Online Classes Are Available at South Texas College

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, South Texas College does offer online courses in health and medical administrative services for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

South Texas College Health & Medical Administrative Services Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health and medical administrative services progam at South Texas College compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health and medical administrative services major at South Texas College 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 Health/Medical Admin Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	37
Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Trade Schools	80
Most Focused Health/Medical Admin Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	207
Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools	216
Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Schools	217
Best Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Trade Schools	244
Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools	294
	463
Most Focused Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools	488
Best Health/Medical Admin Services Trade Schools	665
Most Focused Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools	698
Most Focused Health/Medical Admin Services Trade Schools	871

Earnings of South Texas College Health & Medical Administrative Services Graduates

The median salary of health and medical administrative services students who receive their bachelor's degree at South Texas College is $25,741. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $38,040 for all health and medical administrative services students.

Health & Medical Administrative Services Student Demographics at South Texas College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health and medical administrative services majors at South Texas College.

South Texas College Health & Medical Administrative Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of health and medical administrative services associate's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in health and medical administrative services only graduates about 9% men each year. The program at South Texas College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 14% more women than average.

South Texas College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in health and medical administrative services graduates 36% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

South Texas College Health & Medical Administrative Services Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 92 health and medical administrative services majors earned their bachelor's degree from South Texas College. Of these graduates, 21% were men and 79% were women. 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 South Texas College since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 48% more racial-ethnic minorities in its health and medical administrative services bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	83
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

South Texas College 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

If you plan to be a health and medical administrative services major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from South Texas College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health Care Management	92
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	24
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	10

Related Majors

• Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services
• Allied Health Professions
• Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants

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 TX, the home state for South Texas College.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	117,010	$59,580
Medical Secretaries	92,990	$34,150
Computer User Support Specialists	60,380	$52,250
Medical Assistants	59,930	$31,580
Medical and Health Services Managers	30,010	$105,450

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.