Health & Medical Administrative Services at Western Governors University

Every health and medical administrative services school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the health and medical administrative services program at Western Governors University stacks up to those at other schools.

WGU is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and approximately 147,866 students attend the school each year.

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.

 

 

WGU Health & Medical Administrative Services Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Health & Medical Administrative Services

Online Classes Are Available at WGU

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? WGU offers distance education options for health and medical administrative services at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

WGU Health & Medical Administrative Services Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health and medical administrative services progam at WGU 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 WGU 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	2
Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	2
Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4
Most Popular Online Health/Medical Admin Services Trade Schools	5
Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Trade Schools	7
Best Health/Medical Admin Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	21
Best Health/Medical Admin Services Trade Schools	30
Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Schools	31
	62
Most Focused Health/Medical Admin Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	138
	248
Most Focused Health/Medical Admin Services Trade Schools	843

Health & Medical Administrative Services Student Demographics at WGU

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

WGU Health & Medical Administrative Services Bachelor’s Program

Of the 1,170 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in health and medical administrative services from WGU in 2021, 20% were men and 80% 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 WGU since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health and medical administrative services at WGU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	40
Black or African American	124
Hispanic or Latino	92
White	778
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	136

WGU 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Governors University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health Care Management	878
Health Information Management	292

Related Majors

• Health Sciences & 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 UT, the home state for Western Governors University.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	14,660	$52,470
Computer User Support Specialists	9,440	$50,000
Medical Assistants	7,020	$33,000
Medical and Health Services Managers	3,560	$104,770
Medical Secretaries	3,540	$33,090

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.