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Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in Virginia

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

12 Colleges
$12,240 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,939 Avg Salary

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

In 2021-2022, health & medical administrative services students earned 1,219 degrees and certificates from a Virginia school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 12 schools in Virginia 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.

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. 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.

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


 

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

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

Our analysis found Northern Virginia Community College to be the best value school for health & medical administrative services students who want to pursue a associate degree in Virginia. Northern Virginia Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Annandale.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northern Virginia Community College are $5,565 per year.

Northern Virginia Community College also made our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in Virginia list, coming in at #2.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mountain Empire Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the distant town of Big Stone Gap, MECC is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MECC are $4,725 per year.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Lord Fairfax Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health & medical administrative services schools in Virginia. Lord Fairfax Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Middletown.

Lord Fairfax Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,739 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tidewater Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in Virginia list. Tidewater Community College is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk.

Tidewater Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,561 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, health & medical administrative services graduates from Tidewater Community College carry an average student debtload of $11,415.

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#6

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Liberty University are $16,203 a year. On average, health & medical administrative services graduates from Liberty University take out $26,069 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#7

ECPI University

Virginia Beach, VA

ECPI University 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. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, ECPI University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ECPI University are $18,484 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, health & medical administrative services graduates from ECPI University carry an average student debtload of $19,108.

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American National University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health & medical administrative services programs. American National University is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Salem.

American National University undergraduate students pay an average of $10,856 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Centura College - Norfolk came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Centura College - Norfolk is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Norfolk.

Centura College - Norfolk undergraduate students pay an average of $16,637 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, health & medical administrative services graduates from Centura College - Norfolk take out $20,788 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $163.

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Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach undergraduate students pay an average of $17,211 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Health & Medical Administrative Services majors at Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach take out an average of $24,146 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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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
South Carolina 345
Georgia 2,529
Arkansas 728
North Carolina 4,147
Florida 10,467
West Virginia 1,326
Louisiana 701
Tennessee 650
Alabama 591
Kentucky 1,934
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

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 12 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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