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2023 Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

63 Colleges
$7,101 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,621 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Associate Degree 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 lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 63 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for health and medical administrative services students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Health & Medical Administrative Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Top 10 Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Associate Degree Schools

#1

Merced College

Merced, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Merced College the best value school in the Far Western US Region for health and medical administrative services students working on their associate degree. Merced Community College District is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Merced.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Merced Community College District are $7,444 a year.

Merced Community College District did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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#2

Umpqua Community College

Roseburg, OR

The excellent associate degree programs at Umpqua Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health and medical administrative services schools in the Far Western US Region . Umpqua Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Roseburg.

Umpqua Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,945 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Spokane Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the midsize city of Spokane, Spokane Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Spokane Community College are $5,135 a year. The average amount in student loans that health and medical administrative services majors at Spokane Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $23,038.

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#4

Centralia College

Centralia, WA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Centralia College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the distant town of Centralia, Centralia College is a public college with a small student population.

Centralia College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,239 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Santa Barbara City College

Santa Barbara, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Santa Barbara City College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. SBCC is a large public school located in the small city of Santa Barbara.

SBCC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,912 in tuition and fees each year. On average, health and medical administrative services graduates from SBCC take out $23,294 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

SBCC also made our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #4.

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#6

Highline College

Des Moines, WA

Highline College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Highline is a small public school located in the large suburb of Des Moines.

Highline undergraduate students pay an average of $4,813 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Ventura College

Ventura, CA

Ventura College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health and medical administrative services programs. Located in the city of Ventura, Ventura College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Ventura College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,398 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Butte College

Oroville, CA

Butte College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health and medical administrative services programs. Butte College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Oroville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Butte College are $7,848 per year.

Butte College also claimed a spot on our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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#9

Lower Columbia College

Longview, WA

Lower Columbia College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Longview, LCC is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LCC are $5,403 per year.

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#10

Big Bend Community College

Moses Lake, WA

Big Bend Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the remote town of Moses Lake, Big Bend Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Big Bend Community College are $5,098 a year.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Yakima Valley College Yakima, WA
12 Gavilan College Gilroy, CA

Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Colleges by State

Explore the best health and medical administrative services schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 955
California 5,789
Oregon 354
Nevada 424
Alaska 89
Hawaii 98

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

Health & Medical Administrative Services Concentrations

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

Majors Similar to Health & Medical Administrative Services

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.

  • 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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