Health & Medical Administrative Services at Appalachian State University

What traits are you looking for in a health and medical administrative services school? To help you decide if Appalachian State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's health and medical administrative services program.

Appalachian State is located in Boone, North Carolina and approximately 20,023 students attend the school each year. Of the 4,368 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Appalachian State University in 2021, 43 of them were health and medical administrative services majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health & Medical Administrative Services section at the bottom of this page.

Appalachian State Health & Medical Administrative Services Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Master’s Degree in Health & Medical Administrative Services

Online Classes Are Available at Appalachian State

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Appalachian State offers distance education options for health and medical administrative services at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Appalachian State Health & Medical Administrative Services Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health and medical administrative services progam at Appalachian State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health and medical administrative services major at Appalachian State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health & Medical Administrative Services. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	96
Best Health/Medical Admin Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	209
	378
Best Health/Medical Admin Services Schools	475

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in health and medical administrative services from Appalachian State. This makes it the #232 most popular school for health and medical administrative services master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Appalachian State Health & Medical Administrative Services Graduates

The median salary of health and medical administrative services students who receive their bachelor's degree at Appalachian State is $34,283. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $38,040 for all health and medical administrative services students.

Health & Medical Administrative Services Student Demographics at Appalachian State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health and medical administrative services majors at Appalachian State University.

Appalachian State Health & Medical Administrative Services Bachelor’s Program

Of the 43 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Health & Medical Administrative Services from Appalachian State in 2020-2021, 19% were men and 81% were women. The typical health and medical administrative services bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at Appalachian State since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health and medical administrative services at Appalachian State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Appalachian State University with a bachelor's in health and medical administrative services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	35
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Appalachian State Health & Medical Administrative Services Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 health and medical administrative services majors earned their master's degree from Appalachian State. Of these graduates, 27% were men and 73% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in health and medical administrative services each year. Appalachian State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health and medical administrative services master's degree from Appalachian State, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Appalachian State University with a master's in health and medical administrative services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Appalachian State also has a doctoral program available in health and medical administrative services. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Allied Health Professions
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Public Health
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services

Careers That Health & Medical Administrative Services Grads May Go Into

A degree in health and medical administrative services can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NC, the home state for Appalachian State University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	41,320	$55,560
Computer User Support Specialists	22,860	$52,510
Medical Assistants	18,340	$32,710
Medical Secretaries	16,020	$33,790
Managers	11,990	$121,500

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Clayhefner under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.