Health & Medical Administrative Services at Ferris State University

If you plan to study health & medical administrative services, take a look at what Ferris State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Ferris is located in Big Rapids, Michigan and approximately 11,165 students attend the school each year.

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.

Ferris Health & Medical Administrative Services Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Health & Medical Administrative Services (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Bachelor’s Degree in Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Master’s Degree in Health & Medical Administrative Services

Ferris Health & Medical Administrative Services Rankings

The health & medical administrative services major at Ferris 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.

Health & Medical Administrative Services Student Demographics at Ferris

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

Ferris Health & Medical Administrative Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of health & medical administrative services associate's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in health & medical administrative services at Ferris are white. Around 78% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Ferris Health & Medical Administrative Services Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of health & medical administrative services bachelor's degrees went to men and 85% went to women. The typical health & medical administrative services bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at Ferris since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health & medical administrative services at Ferris 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 Ferris State University with a bachelor's in health & medical administrative services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Ferris Health & Medical Administrative Services Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of health & medical administrative services master's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in health & medical administrative services each year. Ferris does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health & medical administrative services master's degree from Ferris, 74% 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 Ferris State University with a master's in health & medical administrative services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Health & Medical Administrative Services

If you plan to be a health & medical administrative services major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Ferris State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health Care Management	50
Health Information Management	13
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	9

Related Majors

• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Public Health
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Optometry
• Health/Medical Prep Programs

Careers That Health & Medical Administrative Services Grads May Go Into

A degree in health & 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 MI, the home state for Ferris State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	33,490	$57,530
Medical Secretaries	26,790	$35,370
Medical Assistants	23,680	$32,540
Computer User Support Specialists	19,090	$50,640
Medical and Health Services Managers	11,960	$111,780

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 Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.