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2023 Best Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region

63 Colleges
$27,939 Avg Salary
$21,309 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Associate Degree School for You

In 2021-2022, 88,600 health & medical administrative services students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #4 most popular in the country.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 63 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for health & medical administrative services majors pursuing a associate degree.

Top 10 Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Pima Medical Institute - Tucson the best school in the Southwest Region for health & medical administrative services students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Tucson, PMI Tucson is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

After completing their Associate Degree, health & medical administrative services graduates from PMI Tucson carry an average student debtload of $18,837.

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#2

Central Arizona College

Coolidge, AZ

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Central Arizona College is a great place for health & medical administrative services students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Coolidge, Pinal County Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Health & Medical Administrative Services majors at Pinal County Community College take out an average of $9,491 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#3

Parker University

Dallas, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Parker University is a great place for health & medical administrative services students working on their associate degree. Parker University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dallas.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The College of Health Care Professions - Northwest. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. CHCP - Northwest is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

After completing their Associate Degree, health & medical administrative services graduates from CHCP - Northwest carry an average student debtload of $14,238.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Platt College - Tulsa is a great place for health & medical administrative services students working on their associate degree. Platt College - Tulsa is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Tulsa.

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McLennan Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree health & medical administrative services programs. MCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Waco.

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Tarrant County College District ranked #7 on this year’s Best Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Tarrant County College is a very large public school located in the large city of Fort Worth.

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With a ranking of #8, Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City did quite well on this year’s best schools for health & medical administrative services students working on their associate degree. OSU-OKC is a small public school located in the city of Oklahoma City.

On average, health & medical administrative services graduates from OSU-OKC take out $20,518 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#9

Panola College

Carthage, TX

Panola College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Carthage, Panola College is a public college with a small student population.

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Fortis Institute - Houston did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health & medical administrative services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Fortis Institute - Houston is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Health/Medical Admin Services students in the Southwest Region that almost earned our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Northeast Texas Community College Mount Pleasant, TX
12 Central New Mexico Community College Albuquerque, NM

Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Colleges by State

Explore the best health & medical administrative services colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 4,620
Texas 3,770
Oklahoma 624
New Mexico 193

One of 11 majors within the trade school area of study, health & medical administrative services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Health & Medical Administrative Services Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Health Care Management 30,702
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder 10,541
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician 10,010
Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller 9,004
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant & Medical Secretary 7,581
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist 4,981
Hospital & Health Care Facilities Administration/Management 3,981
Medical Office Management/Administration 3,470
Health Information Management 2,942
Other Health & Medical Administrative Services 2,251
Medical/Health Management & Clinical Assistant/Specialist 1,257
Medical Reception/Receptionist 730
Clinical Research Coordinator 291
Long Term Care Administration/Management 221
Healthcare Innovation 193
Medical Office Computer Specialist/Assistant 118
Health Unit Coordinator/Ward Clerk 109
Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist 83
Regulatory Science/Affairs 73
Medical Staff Services Technology/Technician 25
Disease Registry Data Management 15
Health Unit Manager/Ward Supervisor 11
Healthcare Information Privacy Assurance and Security 7
Health/Medical Claims Examiner 4

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 85,339
Allied Health Professions 83,905
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 83,587
Health Sciences & Services 36,762
Mental & Social Health Services 30,331

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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