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2023 Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Undergraduate 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.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.
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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 101 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate 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. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Health & Medical Administrative Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for health & medical administrative services majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.
Top 15% Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Umpqua Community College the best value school in the Far Western US Region for health & medical administrative services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Umpqua Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Roseburg.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Umpqua Community College are $5,945 per year.
Out of the 101 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Centralia College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Centralia, Centralia College is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Centralia College are $5,381 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Highline College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Highline is a small public school located in the suburb of Des Moines.
Highline undergraduate students pay an average of $4,948 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Barbara City College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. SBCC is a large public school located in the small city of Santa Barbara.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SBCC are $9,322 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, SBCC also is in the top 5% of our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Southwestern Oregon Community College is a great value for health & medical administrative services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the town of Coos Bay, SWOCC is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SWOCC are $6,637 per year.
Spokane Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate health & medical administrative services programs. Located in the midsize city of Spokane, Spokane Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Spokane Community College are $5,278 per year. Health & Medical Administrative Services majors at Spokane Community College take out an average of $12,526 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
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Big Bend Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the town of Moses Lake, Big Bend Community College is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Big Bend Community College are $5,234 per year.
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Butte College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health & medical administrative services students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Butte College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Oroville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Butte College are $7,816 a year.
Butte College also made our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #5.
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With a ranking of #9, Walla Walla Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health & medical administrative services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Walla Walla Community College is a small public school located in the city of Walla Walla.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Walla Walla Community College are $6,306 a year.
Shoreline Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Shoreline, Shoreline Community College is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Shoreline Community College are $7,082 per year.
Glendale Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. GCC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Glendale.
GCC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,438 in tuition and fees each year.
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Lower Columbia College ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the small city of Longview, LCC is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at LCC are $5,514 a year.
Antelope Valley College ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of Lancaster, Antelope Valley College is a public college with a large student population.
Antelope Valley College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,724 in tuition and fees each year.
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Bellevue College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Bellevue, BC is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BC are $9,838 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, BC is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
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San Joaquin Delta College landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate health & medical administrative services programs. Delta is a large public school located in the city of Stockton.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Delta are $9,072 per year.
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Additional Noteworthy Schools
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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Bellingham Technical College | Bellingham, WA |
| 17 | Yakima Valley College | Yakima, WA |
| 18 | Renton Technical College | Renton, WA |
| 19 | Columbia Basin College | Pasco, WA |
| 20 | Peninsula College | Port Angeles, WA |
Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Colleges by State
Explore the best health & medical administrative services colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Washington | 955 |
| California | 5,789 |
| Oregon | 354 |
| Nevada | 424 |
| Alaska | 89 |
| Hawaii | 98 |
Majors Related to Health & Medical Administrative Services
Health & Medical Administrative Services is one of 11 different types of trade school programs to choose from.
Health & Medical Administrative Services Concentrations
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 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.