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2023 Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools

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

In 2021-2022, 88,600 health & medical administrative services students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #4 most popular in the country.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

The Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 636 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health & Medical Administrative Services program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health & Medical Administrative Services Basic Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Phoenix - Arizona to be the most popular school for health & medical administrative services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the United States. UOPX - Arizona is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.

About 94% of the students majoring in health & medical administrative services at the school are women while 6% are male.

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#2

Martinsburg College

Martinsburg, WV

Out of the 636 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Martinsburg College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Martinsburg, Martinsburg College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 97% of the health & medical administrative services majors at the school.

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#3

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Ivy Tech Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health & medical administrative services schools in the United States. Ivy Tech Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

About 97% of the students majoring in health & medical administrative services at the school are women while 3% are male.

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#5

Hunter Business School

Levittown, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hunter Business School. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Hunter Business School is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Levittown.

Of the 260 students majoring in health & medical administrative services at Hunter Business School, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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#6

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

Arkansas Tech University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate health & medical administrative services programs. Located in the town of Russellville, ATU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 87% of the students majoring in health & medical administrative services at the school are women while 13% are male.

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Rasmussen University - Florida landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate health & medical administrative services programs. Located in the small city of Ocala, Rasmussen University - Florida is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 95% of the health & medical administrative services majors at the school.

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#8

Grantham University

LIttle Rock, AR

Grantham University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of LIttle Rock, Grantham University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 95% of the students majoring in health & medical administrative services at the school are women while 5% are male.

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#9

Golden West College

Huntington Beach, CA

With a ranking of #9, Golden West College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health & medical administrative services students working on their basic certificate. Golden West College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Huntington Beach.

Of the 83 students majoring in health & medical administrative services at Golden West College, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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Georgia Northwestern Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Rome.

Women make up 98% of the health & medical administrative services majors at the school.

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#11

College of Lake County

Grayslake, IL

College of Lake County came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Grayslake, College of Lake County is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 93 students majoring in health & medical administrative services at College of Lake County, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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#12

Vista Adult School

Vista, CA

Vista Adult School came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Vista Adult School is a small public school located in the suburb of Vista.

Of the 125 students majoring in health & medical administrative services at Vista Adult School, 4% are male and 96% are female.

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Southern Crescent Technical College landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate health & medical administrative services programs. Southern Crescent Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Griffin.

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Bluegrass Community and Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health & medical administrative services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the large city of Lexington, Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 97% of the students majoring in health & medical administrative services at the school are women while 3% are male.

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Milwaukee Area Technical College ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. MATC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.

Of the 91 students majoring in health & medical administrative services at MATC, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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Lorain County Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health & medical administrative services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #16 on the list. Located in the small city of Elyria, LCCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 95% of the students majoring in health & medical administrative services at the school are women while 5% are male.

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#17

Central Georgia Technical College

Warner Robins, GA

Central Georgia Technical College ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. CGTC is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Warner Robins.

About 97% of the students majoring in health & medical administrative services at the school are women while 3% are male.

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With a ranking of #18, Rasmussen University - Illinois did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health & medical administrative services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Rockford, Rasmussen University - Illinois is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

About 95% of the students majoring in health & medical administrative services at the school are women while 5% are male.

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Montgomery County Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Blue Bell, Montco is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 100 students majoring in health & medical administrative services at Montco, 4% are male and 96% are female.

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Fayetteville Technical Community College ranked #20 on this year’s Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Fayetteville, FTCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 93% of the students majoring in health & medical administrative services at the school are women while 7% are male.

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Rasmussen University - Minnesota did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health & medical administrative services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #21 on the list. Located in the city of St. Cloud, Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 98 students majoring in health & medical administrative services at Rasmussen University - Minnesota, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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#22

Gaston College

Dallas, NC

With a ranking of #22, Gaston College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health & medical administrative services students working on their basic certificate. Gaston College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Dallas.

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Catawba Valley Community College ranked #23 on this year’s Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the city of Hickory, CVCC is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 75 students majoring in health & medical administrative services at CVCC, 3% are male and 97% are female.

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#24

Pitt Community College

Winterville, NC

Pitt Community College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of Winterville, Pitt Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 57 students majoring in health & medical administrative services at Pitt Community College, 4% are male and 96% are female.

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#25

College of the Mainland

Texas City, TX

With a ranking of #25, College of the Mainland did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health & medical administrative services students working on their basic certificate. COM is a small public school located in the suburb of Texas City.

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#27

Savannah Technical College

Savannah, GA
#30

Somerset Community College

Somerset, KY
#30

Wayne Community College

Goldsboro, NC
#33

EDP School

Brooklyn, NY
#33

Lanier Technical College

Gainesville, GA
#44

Pennco Tech-Blackwood

Blackwood, NJ
#46

National Career Education

Citrus Heights, CA

Additional Award Winners

This list shows the rest of the colleges awarded a Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 636 different United States health & medical administrative services schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 Guilford Technical Community College Jamestown, NC
52 West Georgia Technical College Waco, GA
53 Pennco Tech-Bristol Bristol, PA
54 College of DuPage Glen Ellyn, IL
54 Central Community College Grand Island, NE
56 Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Green Bay, WI
56 Coastal Carolina Community College Jacksonville, NC
56 Coastal Pines Technical College Waycross, GA
56 Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College Bowling Green, KY
60 Downey Adult School Downey, CA
61 American Institute of Medical Sciences & Education Piscataway, NJ
61 Atlanta Technical College Atlanta, GA
61 Forsyth Technical Community College Winston-Salem, NC
64 Virginia Western Community College Roanoke, VA
64 Remington College - Dallas Campus Dallas, TX
66 Columbus State Community College Columbus, OH
67 Augusta Technical College Augusta, GA
68 Pima Community College Tucson, AZ
69 University of Cincinnati - Clermont College Batavia, OH
69 Johnston Community College Smithfield, NC
71 Butte College Oroville, CA
71 Mayfield College Cathedral City, CA
71 Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI
74 Gwinnett Technical College Lawrenceville, GA
74 Ogeechee Technical College Statesboro, GA
74 Lenoir Community College Kinston, NC
74 Isothermal Community College Spindale, NC
78 Northcentral Technical College Wausau, WI
79 Moraine Valley Community College Palos Hills, IL
79 Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte, NC
81 Southeastern Technical College Vidalia, GA
82 Advantage Career Institute Eatontown, NJ
82 Horry-Georgetown Technical College Conway, SC
82 South Georgia Technical College Americus, GA
85 Elizabethtown Community and Technical College Elizabethtown, KY
85 Mountainland Technical College Lehi, UT
85 Pellissippi State Community College Knoxville, TN
88 PCI Health Training Center Dallas, TX
89 MTI College Sacramento, CA
89 Merritt College Oakland, CA
91 Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara, CA
91 Tulsa Technology Center Tulsa, OK
93 Randolph Community College Asheboro, NC
93 Pima Medical Institute - Tucson Tucson, AZ
93 Valencia College Orlando, FL

Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools award.

Rank College Location
96 Remington College - Fort Worth Campus Fort Worth, TX
96 Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute Hudson, NC
96 College of Central Florida Ocala, FL
96 Red Rocks Community College Lakewood, CO
96 Alaska Career College Anchorage, AK
96 Remington College - Lafayette Campus Lafayette, LA
102 Fletcher Technical Community College Schriever, LA
102 Saint Joseph’s College of Maine Standish, ME
102 Brookline College - Tempe Tempe, AZ
102 Salt Lake Community College Salt Lake City, UT
102 Northeast Technical Institute Scarborough, ME
102 Jefferson Community and Technical College Louisville, KY
102 Concorde Career College - San Diego San Diego, CA
109 Medical Training College Baton Rouge, LA
109 Milan Institute-Visalia Visalia, CA
109 Polytech Adult Education Woodside, DE
109 St Petersburg College St. Petersburg, FL
109 CCI Training Center, Arlington Arlington, TX
109 Tidewater Community College Norfolk, VA
109 Rochester Community and Technical College Rochester, MN
116 Lakeshore Technical College Cleveland, WI
116 Des Moines Area Community College Ankeny, IA
116 GateWay Community College Phoenix, AZ
116 Oconee Fall Line Technical College Sandersville, GA
120 Oakland Community College Auburn Hills, MI
120 Arkansas State University Three Rivers Malvern, AR
120 Unitek College Fremont, CA
120 Southern Regional Technical College Thomasville, GA
124 Diversified Vocational College Los Angeles, CA
124 Ventura College Ventura, CA
126 Merced College Merced, CA
126 Community College of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA
126 Concorde Career College - San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA
126 Big Sandy Community and Technical College Prestonsburg, KY

Health & Medical Administrative Services by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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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