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

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
$7,288 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,939 Avg Salary

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

With 88,600 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, health & 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 & 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 following schools top our list of the Best Value Health & Medical Administrative Services Associate Degree Colleges.

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 & medical administrative services students working on their associate degree. Merced Community College District is a large 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 $7,890 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

Out of the 63 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Umpqua Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Umpqua Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Roseburg.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Umpqua Community College are $5,945 per 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 medium-sized city of Spokane, Spokane Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Spokane Community College are $5,278 per year. On average, health & medical administrative services graduates from Spokane Community College take out $18,133 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#4

Centralia College

Centralia, WA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Centralia College is a great value for health & medical administrative services students working on their associate degree. Located in the distant town of Centralia, Centralia College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Centralia College are $5,381 a year.

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#5

Santa Barbara City College

Santa Barbara, CA

The excellent associate degree programs at Santa Barbara City College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health & medical administrative services schools in the Far Western US Region . SBCC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Santa Barbara.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SBCC are $9,322 per year. Health & Medical Administrative Services majors at SBCC take out an average of $23,675 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

SBCC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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#6

Highline College

Des Moines, WA

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

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Highline are $4,948 a 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 & medical administrative services programs. Located in the midsize city of Ventura, Ventura College is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ventura College are $8,146 per year.

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#8

Butte College

Oroville, CA

With a ranking of #8, Butte College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health & medical administrative services students working on their associate degree. Butte College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Oroville.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Butte College are $7,816 a year.

Butte College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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#9

Lower Columbia College

Longview, WA

With a ranking of #9, Lower Columbia College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health & medical administrative services students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Longview, LCC is a public school with a small student population.

LCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,514 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Big Bend Community College

Moses Lake, WA

With a ranking of #10, Big Bend Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health & medical administrative services students working on their associate degree. Located in the remote town of Moses Lake, Big Bend Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Big Bend Community College are $5,234 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 & medical administrative services colleges 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

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

Health & Medical Administrative Services Concentrations

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

Majors Similar to Health & Medical Administrative Services

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.

  • 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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