Health & Medical Administrative Services at University of Alabama at Birmingham

Every health and medical administrative services school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the health and medical administrative services program at University of Alabama at Birmingham stacks up to those at other schools.

UAB is located in Birmingham, Alabama and approximately 22,563 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,965 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2021, 120 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.

UAB Health & Medical Administrative Services Degrees Available

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

UAB Health & Medical Administrative Services Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks health and medical administrative services programs across the country. The following shows how UAB performed in these rankings.

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 UAB 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
Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Master’s Degree Schools	123
Best Health/Medical Admin Services Schools	535

In 2021, 80 students received their master’s degree in health and medical administrative services from UAB. This makes it the #37 most popular school for health and medical administrative services master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in health and medical administrative services, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UAB Health & Medical Administrative Services Graduates

The median salary of health and medical administrative services students who receive their bachelor's degree at UAB is $35,408. 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 UAB

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

UAB Health & Medical Administrative Services Bachelor’s Program

Of the 120 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in health and medical administrative services from UAB in 2021, 22% were men and 78% 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 UAB since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its health and medical administrative services bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	39
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	59
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UAB Health & Medical Administrative Services Master’s Program

The health and medical administrative services program at UAB awarded 80 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 44% of these degrees went to men with the other 56% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in health and medical administrative services each year. UAB does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 31% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health and medical administrative services master's degree from UAB, 64% 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 University of Alabama at Birmingham with a master's in health and medical administrative services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	51
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UAB also has a doctoral program available in health and medical administrative services. In 2021, 10 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Health Sciences & Services
• Mental & Social Health 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 AL, the home state for University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	19,240	$54,030
Medical Assistants	9,180	$28,460
Computer Programmers	7,750	$87,340
Medical Secretaries	6,510	$34,050
Computer User Support Specialists	5,920	$49,120

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 Lee Adlaf under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.