Health & Medical Administrative Services at Western Carolina University

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

WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and approximately 12,243 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.

WCU Health & Medical Administrative Services Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Health & Medical Administrative Services

WCU Health & Medical Administrative Services Rankings

Health & Medical Administrative Services Student Demographics at WCU

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

WCU Health & Medical Administrative Services Master’s Program

68% Women

6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of health & medical administrative services master's degrees went to men and 68% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in health & medical administrative services each year. WCU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 20% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health & medical administrative services master's degree from WCU, 94% 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 Western Carolina University with a master's in health & medical administrative services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	29
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Western Carolina University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health Care Management	38

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 NC, the home state for Western Carolina 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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