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2023 Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

46 Colleges
$2,363 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,939 Avg Salary

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

Health & Medical Administrative Services is the most popular major in North Carolina with 4,147 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022.

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.

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 North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 46 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for health & medical administrative services students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Health & Medical Administrative Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina

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

Top 10 Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Associate Degree Schools

#1

Craven Community College

New Bern, NC

Our 2023 rankings named Craven Community College the best value school in North Carolina for health & medical administrative services students working on their associate degree. Craven Community College is a small public school located in the small city of New Bern.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Craven Community College are $2,022 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Craven Community College is ranked #1 for overall quality for health & medical administrative services in North Carolina.

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#2

Pitt Community College

Winterville, NC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pitt Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the midsize suburb of Winterville, Pitt Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Pitt Community College are $1,940 a year. On average, health & medical administrative services graduates from Pitt Community College take out $23,193 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Pitt Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Piedmont Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the rural area of Polkton, South Piedmont Community College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Piedmont Community College are $2,015 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vance-Granville Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the distant town of Henderson, Vance-Granville Community College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Vance-Granville Community College are $1,944 per year.

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Out of the 46 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Brunswick Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Bolivia, Brunswick Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Brunswick Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,532 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Brunswick Community College is ranked #4 for overall quality for health & medical administrative services in North Carolina.

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Montgomery Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the rural area of Troy, MCC is a public college with a fairly small student population.

MCC undergraduate students pay an average of $2,538 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, MCC also did well on our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Davidson County Community College 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 #7 on the list. DCCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Thomasville.

DCCC undergraduate students pay an average of $2,208 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, health & medical administrative services majors at DCCC accumulate an average of around $16,637 in student debt.

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With a ranking of #8, Rowan-Cabarrus 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 midsize suburb of Salisbury, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Rowan-Cabarrus Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,024 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Durham Technical Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health & medical administrative services programs. Located in the city of Durham, Durham Technical Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Durham Technical Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,229 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, health & medical administrative services graduates from Durham Technical Community College take out $29,752 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Richmond Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Richmond Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Hamlet.

Richmond Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,536 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Richmond Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina list.

Read full report on Health & Medical Administrative Services at Richmond Community College

Best Value Health & Medical Administrative Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Health & Medical Administrative Services Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 2,529
South Carolina 345
Arkansas 728
Florida 10,467
West Virginia 1,326
Louisiana 701
Virginia 1,219
Alabama 591
Kentucky 1,934
Tennessee 650
Mississippi 771

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.

  • 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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