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2023 Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Trade Schools in the Southwest Region

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Finding the Best Health & Medical Administrative Services 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 191 schools in the Southwest Region to see which programs were the most popular 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 Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Phoenix - Arizona the most popular school in the Southwest Region for health & medical administrative services students. UOPX - Arizona is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The College of Health Care Professions - Northwest. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. CHCP - Northwest is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pima Medical Institute - Tucson. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Tucson, PMI Tucson is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#4

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

The excellent programs at Grand Canyon University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health & medical administrative services schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American InterContinental University - Online. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the rural area of Chandler, AIU Online is a private for-profit school with a large student population.

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Community Care College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Community Care College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Tulsa.

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Southern Careers Institute - Austin landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular health & medical administrative services programs. Southern Careers Institute - Austin is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Austin.

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Bryan University

Tempe, AZ

Bryan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for health & medical administrative services students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, Bryan University is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Sam Houston State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for health & medical administrative services students. It came in at #9 on the list. SHSU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Huntsville.

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#10

South Texas College

McAllen, TX

With a ranking of #10, South Texas College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health & medical administrative services students. Located in the medium-sized city of McAllen, South Texas College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#11

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, TX

Tyler Junior College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Tyler, Tyler Junior College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#12

College of the Mainland

Texas City, TX

With a ranking of #12, College of the Mainland did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health & medical administrative services students. COM is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Texas City.

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The University of Texas at Dallas ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

With a ranking of #14, Texas State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health & medical administrative services students. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public college with a very large student population.

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Southwest University at El Paso landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular health & medical administrative services programs. Located in the city of El Paso, Southwest University at El Paso is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Collin County Community College District ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Collin County Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of McKinney.

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Brookline College - Phoenix landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular health & medical administrative services programs. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Brookline College - Phoenix is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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McLennan Community College landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular health & medical administrative services programs. MCC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Waco.

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Arizona State University - Skysong came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.

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San Jacinto Community College ranked #20 on this year’s Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The College of Health Care Professions - South San Antonio came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. CHCP - South San Antonio is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Antonio.

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#22

Pima Community College

Tucson, AZ

Pima Community College landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular health & medical administrative services programs. Pima County Community College District is a large public school located in the city of Tucson.

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Regional Center for Border Health came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Regional Center for Border Health is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Somerton.

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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center ranked #24 on this year’s Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. TTUHSC is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

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Southern Careers Institute - San Antonio (NW Loop) came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of San Antonio, Southern Careers Institute - San Antonio (NW Loop) is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#27

Galveston College

Galveston, TX

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Health/Medical Admin Services students in the Southwest Region that almost earned our Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Trade Schools in the Southwest Region award.

Rank College Location
29 Arizona State University - Tempe Tempe, AZ
29 The College of Health Care Professions - Southwest Houston Houston, TX
31 The College of Health Care Professions - San Antonio San Antonio, TX
32 Remington College - Dallas Campus Dallas, TX
33 Central Texas College Killeen, TX
34 Midland College Midland, TX
35 The College of Health Care Professions - Dallas Dallas, TX
35 United Education Institute - UEI College - Phoenix Phoenix, AZ
35 Blinn College Brenham, TX
35 University of Houston - Clear Lake Houston, TX

Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Colleges by State

Explore the best health & 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

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).

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