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2023 Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

77 Colleges
$5,773 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$24,410 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 72,024 health and medical administrative services students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #4 most popular in the country.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 77 schools in the Southwest Region to see which undergraduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for health and 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Health & Medical Administrative Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Health & Medical Administrative Services Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

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

#1

Panola College

Carthage, TX

Our analysis found Panola College to be the best value school for health and medical administrative services students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the town of Carthage, Panola College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Panola College are $4,680 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Panola College is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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#2

Central Arizona College

Coolidge, AZ

Out of the 77 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Arizona College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Coolidge, Pinal County Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pinal County Community College are $5,160 per year. Health & Medical Administrative Services majors at Pinal County Community College take out an average of $21,908 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Pinal County Community College also did well on our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend McLennan Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. MCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Waco.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MCC are $5,910 a year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, health and medical administrative services majors at MCC accumulate an average of around $23,900 in student debt.

In addition to its great value ranking, MCC is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means New Mexico State University - Carlsbad is a great value for health and medical administrative services students working on their undergraduate certificate. NMSU Carlsbad is a small public school located in the rural area of Carlsbad.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NMSU Carlsbad are $4,008 per year.

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#5

Galveston College

Galveston, TX

Out of the 77 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Galveston College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Galveston College is a small public school located in the fringe town of Galveston.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Galveston College are $5,200 per year. The average amount in student loans that health and medical administrative services majors at Galveston College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $11,679.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Galveston College also is in the top 10% of our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.

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#6

College of the Mainland

Texas City, TX

College of the Mainland ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. COM is a small public school located in the suburb of Texas City.

COM undergraduate students pay an average of $3,873 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

With a ranking of #7, El Centro College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health and medical administrative services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at El Centro College are $6,000 per year. On average, health and medical administrative services graduates from El Centro College take out $19,995 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

El Centro College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list.

Full Health & Medical Administrative Services at El Centro College Report

#8

Midland College

Midland, TX

Midland College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health and medical administrative services students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Midland, Midland College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Midland College are $5,880 per year.

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#9

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, TX

Tyler Junior College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate health and medical administrative services programs. Located in the city of Tyler, Tyler Junior College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Tyler Junior College are $4,440 a year.

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San Jacinto Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate health and medical administrative services programs. Located in the large suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at San Jacinto College are $5,040 a year. Health & Medical Administrative Services majors at San Jacinto College take out an average of $21,572 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Full Health & Medical Administrative Services at San Jacinto Community College Report

With a ranking of #11, Houston Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health and medical administrative services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Houston Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Houston Community College are $5,460 a year.

Read full report on Health & Medical Administrative Services at Houston Community College

Honorable Mentions

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

Rank College Location
12 Wharton County Junior College Wharton, TX
13 New Mexico State University - Dona Ana Las Cruces, NM
14 Navarro College Corsicana, TX
15 Amarillo College Amarillo, TX

Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Colleges by State

Explore the best health and medical administrative services schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 4,620
Texas 3,770
Oklahoma 624
New Mexico 193

Health & Medical Administrative Services is one of 11 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Health & Medical Administrative Services Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Health Care Management 16,886
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder 10,149
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician 9,623
Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller 8,186
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant & Medical Secretary 8,049
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist 4,893
Medical Office Management/Administration 3,555
Hospital & Health Care Facilities Administration/Management 3,088
Health Information Management 2,688
Other Health & Medical Administrative Services 1,870
Medical/Health Management & Clinical Assistant/Specialist 1,176
Medical Reception/Receptionist 781
Long Term Care Administration/Management 275
Medical Office Computer Specialist/Assistant 224
Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist 198
Clinical Research Coordinator 127
Health Unit Coordinator/Ward Clerk 94
Medical Staff Services Technology/Technician 23
Health Unit Manager/Ward Supervisor 20
Health/Medical Claims Examiner 15
Disease Registry Data Management 8

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,270
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,030
Allied Health Professions 69,358
Health Sciences & Services 34,199
Dental Support Services 26,277

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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