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2023 Best Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools

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Finding the Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Basic Certificate School for You

With 72,024 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, health and medical administrative services is the #4 most popular major in the United States.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 487 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best basic certificate programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Basic Certificate Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for health and medical administrative services majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Top 25 Top Trade Schools for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Health/Medical Admin Services

Our 2023 rankings named Millennium Training Institute the best school in the United States for health and medical administrative services students working on their basic certificate. Millennium Training Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Woburn.

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#2

Polytech Adult Education

Woodside, DE

Out of the 487 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Polytech Adult Education landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Woodside, Polytech Adult Education is a public college with a small student population.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Madison Area Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health and medical administrative services schools in the United States. Located in the city of Madison, Madison College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Merced College

Merced, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Merced College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the city of Merced, Merced Community College District is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a great place for health and medical administrative services students working on their basic certificate. Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Rome.

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American Institute of Medical Sciences & Education did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health and medical administrative services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. AIMS Education is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Piscataway.

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Rochester Community and Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the city of Rochester, Rochester Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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CCI Training Center, Arlington ranked #8 on this year’s Best Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the large city of Arlington, CCI Training Center is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Minnesota - Crookston did quite well on this year’s best schools for health and medical administrative services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the town of Crookston, UMN Crookston is a public school with a small student population.

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#10

Gwinnett Technical College

Lawrenceville, GA

Gwinnett Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville, GTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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McLennan Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. MCC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Waco.

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#12

Santa Barbara City College

Santa Barbara, CA

Santa Barbara City College ranked #12 on this year’s Best Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the city of Santa Barbara, SBCC is a public school with a large student population.

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Anoka Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health and medical administrative services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #13 on the list. Anoka Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Anoka.

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#14

Northeast Technical Institute

Scarborough, ME

With a ranking of #14, Northeast Technical Institute did quite well on this year’s best schools for health and medical administrative services students working on their basic certificate. Northeast Technical Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Scarborough.

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#15

Unitek College

Fremont, CA

Unitek College landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate health and medical administrative services programs. Unitek College is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fremont.

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#16

Hunter Business School

Levittown, NY

Hunter Business School ranked #16 on this year’s Best Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Levittown, Hunter Business School is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Rasmussen University - Florida came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Located in the city of Ocala, Rasmussen University - Florida is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#18

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA

Thomas Jefferson University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health and medical administrative services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #18 on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Fox Valley Technical College landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate health and medical administrative services programs. FVTC is a large public school located in the midsize suburb of Appleton.

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#20

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, MN

With a ranking of #20, Bethel University Minnesota did quite well on this year’s best schools for health and medical administrative services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Saint Paul, Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #21, Northcentral Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for health and medical administrative services students working on their basic certificate. North Central Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Wausau.

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Rasmussen University - Illinois landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate health and medical administrative services programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Rockford, Rasmussen University - Illinois is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#23

Mercy College of Ohio

Toledo, OH

Mercy College of Ohio came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Toledo, Mercy College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences ranked #24 on this year’s Best Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the suburb of Lancaster, PA College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Bunker Hill Community College ranked #25 on this year’s Best Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. BHCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Boston.

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Rest of the Top Best Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools

#30

Lanier Technical College

Oakwood, GA
#33

Cedar Crest College

Allentown, PA
#35

Canada College

Redwood City, CA
#38

Downey Adult School

Downey, CA
#40

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN
#43

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, SD
#44

Hutchinson Community College

Hutchinson, KS
#47

Central Georgia Technical College

Warner Robins, GA
#48

Butte College

Oroville, CA

Additional Award Winners

This section shows the rest of the schools awarded a Best Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 487 different United States health and medical administrative services schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 Rasmussen University - Kansas Topeka, KS
52 Oconee Fall Line Technical College Sandersville, GA
53 Moraine Park Technical College Fond du Lac, WI
54 Central Community College Grand Island, NE
55 College of Lake County Grayslake, IL
56 Coastal Pines Technical College Waycross, GA
57 West Georgia Technical College Waco, GA
58 Ogeechee Technical College Statesboro, GA
59 Alaska Career College Anchorage, AK
60 Rasmussen University - North Dakota Fargo, ND
61 Northwest Technical College Bemidji, MN
62 Montgomery County Community College Blue Bell, PA
63 Springfield Technical Community College Springfield, MA
64 Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI
65 University of Phoenix - Arizona Tempe, AZ
66 MTI College Sacramento, CA
67 Remington College - Dallas Campus Garland, TX
68 Washburn Institute of Technology Topeka, KS
69 University of Louisville Louisville, KY
70 Indiana University - Southeast New Albany, IN
71 CALC Institute of Technology Alton, IL
72 Bryan College of Health Sciences Lincoln, NE
73 Southern Regional Technical College Thomasville, GA

Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools award.

Rank College Location
74 GateWay Community College Phoenix, AZ
75 Collin County Community College District McKinney, TX
76 Northern Essex Community College Haverhill, MA
77 Ventura College Ventura, CA
78 Pennco Tech-Blackwood Blackwood, NJ
79 Goodwin College East Hartford, CT
80 Oakton Community College Des Plaines, IL
81 Concorde Career College - Portland Portland, OR
82 Remington College - Lafayette Campus Lafayette, LA
83 Southeastern Technical College Vidalia, GA
84 Advanced Training Associates El Cajon, CA
85 Remington College - Fort Worth Campus Fort Worth, TX
86 Montgomery Community College Troy, NC
87 North Shore Community College Danvers, MA
88 Champlain College Burlington, VT
89 Northland Community and Technical College Thief River Falls, MN
90 Purdue University Global Indianapolis, IN
91 Laramie County Community College Cheyenne, WY
92 Mitchell Technical College Mitchell, SD
93 William Rainey Harper College Palatine, IL
94 Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Salisbury, NC
95 Horry-Georgetown Technical College Conway, SC
96 Remington College - Mobile Campus Mobile, AL
97 The Graduate Center, CUNY New York, NY

Health & Medical Administrative Services by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Health & Medical Administrative Services is one of 11 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Health & Medical Administrative Services Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Health Care Management 16,886
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder 10,149
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician 9,623
Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller 8,186
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant & Medical Secretary 8,049
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist 4,893
Medical Office Management/Administration 3,555
Hospital & Health Care Facilities Administration/Management 3,088
Health Information Management 2,688
Other Health & Medical Administrative Services 1,870
Medical/Health Management & Clinical Assistant/Specialist 1,176
Medical Reception/Receptionist 781
Long Term Care Administration/Management 275
Medical Office Computer Specialist/Assistant 224
Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist 198
Clinical Research Coordinator 127
Health Unit Coordinator/Ward Clerk 94
Medical Staff Services Technology/Technician 23
Health Unit Manager/Ward Supervisor 20
Health/Medical Claims Examiner 15
Disease Registry Data Management 8

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,270
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,030
Allied Health Professions 69,358
Health Sciences & Services 34,199
Dental Support Services 26,277

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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