Health & Medical Administrative Services at Western Governors University

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 Western Governors University stacks up to those at other schools.

WGU is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and approximately 147,866 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1,170 students received a bachelor's degree in health and medical administrative services from WGU.

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.

WGU 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 WGU

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

WGU Health & Medical Administrative Services Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health and medical administrative services progam at WGU 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 WGU 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 Online Health/Medical Admin Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Schools	3
Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4
Most Popular Online Health/Medical Admin Services Schools	5
Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Master’s Degree Schools	7
Best Health/Medical Admin Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	21
Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Schools	50
	62
	64
	311

In 2021, 1,991 students received their master’s degree in health and medical administrative services from WGU. This makes it the #1 most popular school for health and medical administrative services master’s degree candidates in the country.

Health & Medical Administrative Services Student Demographics at WGU

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

WGU Health & Medical Administrative Services Bachelor’s Program

Of the 1,170 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in health and medical administrative services from WGU in 2021, 20% were men and 80% 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 WGU since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health and medical administrative services at WGU 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 Western Governors University with a bachelor's in health and medical administrative services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	40
Black or African American	124
Hispanic or Latino	92
White	778
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	136

WGU Health & Medical Administrative Services Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of health and medical administrative services master's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in health and medical administrative services each year. WGU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health and medical administrative services master's degree from WGU, 62% 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 Governors University with a master's in health and medical administrative services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	123
Black or African American	192
Hispanic or Latino	134
White	1,244
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	296

WGU 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

• Health Sciences & Services
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Nursing

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 UT, the home state for Western Governors University.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	14,660	$52,470
Computer User Support Specialists	9,440	$50,000
Medical Assistants	7,020	$33,000
Medical and Health Services Managers	3,560	$104,770
Medical Secretaries	3,540	$33,090

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.