Health & Medical Administrative Services at Western Michigan University

If you plan to study health and medical administrative services, take a look at what Western Michigan University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and has a total student population of 19,887.

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.

 

 

WMU Health & Medical Administrative Services Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Health & Medical Administrative Services

Online Classes Are Available at WMU

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree

WMU Health & Medical Administrative Services Rankings

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

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 WMU 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	17
Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	28
Most Popular Online Health/Medical Admin Services Trade Schools	46
Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Trade Schools	96
Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	114
Most Focused Health/Medical Admin Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	148
Best Health/Medical Admin Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	159
Best Health/Medical Admin Services Trade Schools	285
	394
Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Schools	530
Most Focused Health/Medical Admin Services Trade Schools	885
	1,355

Earnings of WMU Health & Medical Administrative Services Graduates

The median salary of health and medical administrative services students who receive their bachelor's degree at WMU is $32,204. This is less than $38,040, which is the national average of all health and medical administrative services majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Health & Medical Administrative Services Student Demographics at WMU

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

WMU Health & Medical Administrative Services Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 111 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in health and medical administrative services from WMU. About 18% were men and 82% 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 WMU since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health and medical administrative services at WMU 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 Michigan University with a bachelor's in health and medical administrative services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	75
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

WMU 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

The following health and medical administrative services concentations are available at Western Michigan University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Western Michigan University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Health & Medical Administrative Services	111

Related Majors

• Allied Health Professions
• 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 MI, the home state for Western Michigan University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	33,490	$57,530
Medical Secretaries	26,790	$35,370
Medical Assistants	23,680	$32,540
Computer User Support Specialists	19,090	$50,640
Medical and Health Services Managers	11,960	$111,780

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
• Image Credit: By TheKuLeR under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.