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Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

2023 Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

63 Colleges
$5,559 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,939 Avg Salary

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

In 2021-2022, 88,600 health & medical administrative services students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #4 most popular in the country.

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 63 schools in the Southwest Region 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 the Southwest Region

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

Central Arizona College

Coolidge, AZ

Our 2023 rankings named Central Arizona College the best value school in the Southwest Region for health & medical administrative services students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Coolidge, Pinal County Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Pinal County Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,000 in tuition and fees each year. Health & Medical Administrative Services majors at Pinal County Community College take out an average of $9,491 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Pinal County Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list.

Full Health & Medical Administrative Services at Central Arizona College Report

The excellent associate degree programs at New Mexico State University - Carlsbad helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health & medical administrative services schools in the Southwest Region . NMSU Carlsbad is a small public school located in the rural area of Carlsbad.

NMSU Carlsbad undergraduate students pay an average of $4,008 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Panola College

Carthage, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Panola College is a great value for health & medical administrative services students working on their associate degree. Located in the distant town of Carthage, Panola College is a public school with a small student population.

Panola College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,896 in tuition and fees each year.

Panola College also made our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #2.

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#4

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, TX

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Tyler Junior College is a great value for health & medical administrative services students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Tyler, Tyler Junior College is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Tyler Junior College are $4,440 a year. On average, health & medical administrative services graduates from Tyler Junior College take out $20,268 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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The excellent associate degree programs at McLennan Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health & medical administrative services schools in the Southwest Region . MCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Waco.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MCC are $5,910 a year.

Full Health & Medical Administrative Services at McLennan Community College Report

#6

College of the Mainland

Texas City, TX

College of the Mainland ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. COM is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Texas City.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at COM are $3,873 per year.

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San Jacinto Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a very large student population.

San Jacinto College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,040 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that health & medical administrative services majors at San Jacinto College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $12,555.

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#8

San Juan College

Farmington, NM

San Juan College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health & medical administrative services programs. Located in the city of Farmington, SJC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SJC are $4,882 a year.

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#9

Lee College

Baytown, TX

Lee College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health & medical administrative services programs. Located in the small city of Baytown, Lee College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Lee College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,302 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Lee College also did well on our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#10

Midland College

Midland, TX

Midland 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 #10 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Midland, Midland College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Midland College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,880 in tuition and fees each year.

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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 Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region award.

Rank College Location
11 The University of Texas at Brownsville Brownsville, TX
12 Wharton County Junior College Wharton, TX
12 Galveston College Galveston, TX

Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Colleges by State

Explore the best health & medical administrative services colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 4,620
Texas 3,770
Oklahoma 624
New Mexico 193

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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