Health & Medical Administrative Services at Ferris State University

If you plan to study health and 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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 51 students received a bachelor's degree in health and medical administrative services from Ferris.

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)
• Undergrad Certificate in Health & Medical Administrative Services (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Bachelor’s Degree in Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Master’s Degree in Health & Medical Administrative Services

Online Classes Are Available at Ferris

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Ferris does offer online education options in health and medical administrative services for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Ferris Health & Medical Administrative Services Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health and 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Health/Medical Admin Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	227
Most Focused Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools	292
Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools	664

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in health and medical administrative services from Ferris. This makes it the #219 most popular school for health and medical administrative services master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Health & Medical Administrative Services Graduates from Ferris Make?

The median salary of health and medical administrative services students who receive their bachelor's degree at Ferris is $37,413. This is less than $38,040, which is the national average of all health and medical administrative services majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Health & Medical Administrative Services Student Demographics at Ferris

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

Ferris Health & Medical Administrative Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of health and medical administrative services associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in health and medical administrative services at Ferris are white. Around 67% 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 and medical administrative services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Ferris Health & Medical Administrative Services Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of health and medical administrative services bachelor's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health and 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 and medical administrative services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	40
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Ferris Health & Medical Administrative Services Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students earned a master's degree in health and medical administrative services from Ferris. About 92% of these graduates were women and the other 8% were men.

Of the students who received a health and medical administrative services master's degree from Ferris, 83% 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 and medical administrative services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Ferris 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

• 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 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 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.