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

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$8,221 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,939 Avg Salary

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, health & medical administrative services was ranked 7th in Iowa. In fact, 358 were awarded in the state in 2021-2022.

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 Iowa to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Iowa 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. 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 Iowa

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 Eastern Iowa Community College District to be the best value school for health & medical administrative services students who want to pursue a associate degree in Iowa. Eastern Iowa Community Colleges is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Davenport.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Eastern Iowa Community Colleges are $4,488 a year. On average, health & medical administrative services graduates from Eastern Iowa Community Colleges take out $11,818 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Indian Hills Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health & medical administrative services schools in Iowa. IHCC is a small public school located in the town of Ottumwa.

IHCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,680 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 Northwest Iowa Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in Iowa list. Located in the rural area of Sheldon, Northwest Iowa Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Northwest Iowa Community College are $6,870 a year.

Northwest Iowa Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in Iowa list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa Central Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in Iowa list. Iowa Central Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Fort Dodge.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Iowa Central Community College are $5,196 per year. The average amount in student loans that health & medical administrative services majors at Iowa Central Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $23,111.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Iowa Tech Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in Iowa list. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Sioux City.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Western Iowa Tech Community College are $4,922 a year.

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Northeast Iowa Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health & medical administrative services programs. NICC is a small public school located in the rural area of Calmar.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NICC are $6,270 a year.

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

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With a ranking of #7, North Iowa Area Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health & medical administrative services students working on their associate degree. North Iowa Area Community College is a small public school located in the town of Mason City.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at North Iowa Area Community College are $6,196 a year.

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Des Moines Area 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 #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Ankeny, DMACC is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DMACC are $5,340 per year.

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Hawkeye Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. Located in the small city of Waterloo, Hawkeye Community College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hawkeye Community College are $6,090 per year. Health & Medical Administrative Services majors at Hawkeye Community College take out an average of $20,584 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Hawkeye Community College also took the #3 spot in our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in Iowa rankings.

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#10

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA

Kirkwood 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 #10 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Cedar Rapids, Kirkwood Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Kirkwood Community College are $5,700 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, health & medical administrative services graduates from Kirkwood Community College carry an average student debtload of $24,498.

Kirkwood Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in Iowa list.

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Best Value Health & Medical Administrative Services Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 750
Missouri 717
Minnesota 1,381
South Dakota 115
North Dakota 65
Nebraska 269

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 11 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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