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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$4,922 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Basic Certificate 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.

The Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools in Iowa ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in Iowa to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate 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 Basic Certificate Schools in Iowa

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for health & medical administrative services majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Best Iowa Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Health/Medical Admin Services

Our analysis found Indian Hills Community College to be the best value school for health & medical administrative services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Iowa. IHCC is a small public school located in the town of Ottumwa.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at IHCC are $4,680 per year.

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Out of the 3 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Des Moines Area Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Ankeny, DMACC is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at DMACC are $5,340 a year.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Iowa Tech Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools in Iowa list. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Sioux City.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Western Iowa Tech Community College are $4,922 per year.

Western Iowa Tech Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate 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 3 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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