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

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

77 Colleges
$5,762 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$24,378 Avg Salary

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

In 2021-2022, 88,600 health & 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 & 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

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

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 & 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 school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Panola College are $4,896 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Panola 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 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Health & Medical Administrative Services at Panola College

#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 college with a small student population.

Pinal County Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,000 in tuition and fees each year.

Pinal County Community College also claimed a spot 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 in this category.

Full Health & Medical Administrative Services at Central Arizona College Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend McLennan Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. MCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Waco.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCC are $5,910 per year. The average amount in student loans that health & medical administrative services majors at MCC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $14,218.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, MCC 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.

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

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

NMSU Carlsbad undergraduate students pay an average of $4,008 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Galveston College

Galveston, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Galveston College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Galveston College is a small public school located in the town of Galveston.

Galveston College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,726 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Galveston 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 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Health & Medical Administrative Services at Galveston College Report

#6

College of the Mainland

Texas City, TX

College of the Mainland 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 #6 on the list. COM is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Texas City.

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

Full Health & Medical Administrative Services at College of the Mainland Report

#7

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

El Centro 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 #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public college with a very large student population.

El Centro College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,000 in tuition and fees each year. On average, health & medical administrative services graduates from El Centro College take out $11,982 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

El Centro College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list.

Read full report on Health & Medical Administrative Services at El Centro College

#8

Midland College

Midland, TX

Midland 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. 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.

Read full report on Health & Medical Administrative Services at Midland College

#9

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, TX

Tyler Junior College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tyler, Tyler Junior College is a public college with a 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 ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at San Jacinto College are $5,040 a year.

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

Houston Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Houston Community College is a very large public school located in the large 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 & medical administrative services colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

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

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

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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