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Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

68 Colleges
$8,086 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Basic Certificate 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.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 68 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which basic certificate 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Health & Medical Administrative Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the health & medical administrative services basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 15% Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Basic Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Northcentral Technical College to be the best value school for health & medical administrative services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Wausau, North Central Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Central Technical College are $5,512 a year.

North Central Technical College also claimed a spot on our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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Out of the 68 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Madison Area Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Madison College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Madison College are $6,812 per year.

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

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Out of the 68 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fox Valley Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at FVTC are $6,977 a year.

FVTC also made our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #5.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeast Wisconsin Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NWTC are $6,965 a year.

NWTC also claimed a spot on our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Health & Medical Administrative Services at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College

The excellent basic certificate programs at Moraine Park Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health & medical administrative services schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Fond du Lac, Moraine Park Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Moraine Park Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,793 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Moraine Park Technical College also did well on our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Sinclair Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate health & medical administrative services programs. Located in the midsize city of Dayton, Sinclair Community College is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Sinclair Community College are $8,316 a year.

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Oakland Community College

Auburn Hills, MI

Oakland Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate health & medical administrative services programs. Oakland Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Auburn Hills.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Oakland Community College are $5,400 per year.

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Lakeshore Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. LTC is a small public school located in the rural area of Cleveland.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LTC are $6,326 per year.

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Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health & medical administrative services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the rural area of Shell Lake, WITC is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WITC are $6,624 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, WITC also is in the top 10% of our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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Chippewa Valley Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health & medical administrative services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. CVTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Eau Claire.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CVTC are $6,793 a year.

CVTC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Full Health & Medical Administrative Services at Chippewa Valley Technical College Report

#10

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Ivy Tech Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ivy Tech Community College are $8,927 per year.

Ivy Tech Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great value schools for Health/Medical Admin Services students in the Great Lakes Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
12 Western Technical College La Crosse, WI
13 Stark State College North Canton, OH

Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Colleges by State

Explore the best health & medical administrative services schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 1,249
Indiana 2,846
Wisconsin 1,313
Ohio 1,966
Illinois 4,184

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

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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