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Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

2023 Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

12 Colleges
$20,075 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Basic Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, health & medical administrative services students earned 1,994 degrees and certificates from a Pennsylvania school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.

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 Basic Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

Top 10 Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Basic Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Montgomery County Community College to be the best value school for health & medical administrative services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Pennsylvania. Montco is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Blue Bell.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Montco are $10,650 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Montco also did well on our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Delaware County Community College is a great value for health & medical administrative services students working on their basic certificate. Delaware County Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Media.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Delaware County Community College are $10,410 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Community College of Allegheny County. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. CCAC is a large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CCAC are $8,563 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bucks County Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the rural area of Newtown, Bucks County Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Bucks County Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $9,184 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Community College of Philadelphia is a great value for health & medical administrative services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Community College of Philadelphia is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Community College of Philadelphia are $8,688 a year.

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Peirce College

Philadelphia, PA

Peirce College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate health & medical administrative services programs. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Peirce is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Peirce are $15,060 a year.

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Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. PA College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lancaster.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at PA College are $30,821 per year.

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South Hills School of Business & Technology landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate health & medical administrative services programs. South Hills School of Business & Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the city of State College.

South Hills School of Business & Technology undergraduate students pay an average of $19,527 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA

Thomas Jefferson University 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. Thomas Jefferson University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Thomas Jefferson University are $44,200 per year.

Thomas Jefferson University also made our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list, coming in at #3.

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Cedar Crest College

Allentown, PA

Cedar Crest College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate health & medical administrative services programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Allentown, Cedar Crest is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Cedar Crest undergraduate students pay an average of $43,643 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Cedar Crest did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list.

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Best Value Health & Medical Administrative Services Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 3,099
New Jersey 594
Maryland 661
Delaware 66
District of Columbia 126

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 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).

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