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Health/Medical Admin Services

Types of Degrees Health/Medical Admin Services Majors Are Earning

Those studying Health/Medical Admin Services can earn degrees at several award levels.

Award Level	Graduates
Certificate	22,648
Associate’s Degree	18,857
Bachelor’s Degree	16,785
Master’s Degree	30,506
Doctor’s Degree	428

What Health/Medical Admin Services Majors Need to Know

Studies in Health/Medical Admin Services build a specific mix of knowledge, skills, and abilities — derived from O*NET surveys of workers in occupations that Health/Medical Admin Services graduates commonly enter.

Knowledge Areas

Coursework in Health/Medical Admin Services emphasizes the following knowledge areas:

• English Language — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.2 / 7.
• Customer and Personal Service — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.8 / 7.
• Administration and Management — Importance 3.5 / 5; level 3.5 / 7.
• Administrative — Importance 3.4 / 5; level 4.4 / 7.
• Computers and Electronics — Importance 3.3 / 5; level 4.0 / 7.

^{Importance is rated 1–5; level is 1–7. Source: ONET Online — weighted across related occupations.*}

Skills

Skills developed in a Health/Medical Admin Services program reflects the day-to-day work of related occupations:

• Active Listening — Importance 3.9 / 5; level 3.9 / 7.
• Speaking — Importance 3.8 / 5; level 3.8 / 7.
• Reading Comprehension — Importance 3.8 / 5; level 3.9 / 7.
• Critical Thinking — Importance 3.7 / 5; level 3.7 / 7.
• Social Perceptiveness — Importance 3.6 / 5; level 3.6 / 7.

Abilities

The cognitive and physical abilities most relevant to Health/Medical Admin Services careers — again drawn from O*NET surveys of related occupations:

• Oral Comprehension — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.2 / 7.
• Written Comprehension — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.0 / 7.
• Oral Expression — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.1 / 7.
• Speech Recognition — Importance 3.7 / 5; level 3.6 / 7.
• Speech Clarity — Importance 3.7 / 5; level 3.5 / 7.

Common Job Activities

Day-to-day, Health/Medical Admin Services graduates report doing:

Activity	Frequency / Importance
Getting Information	4.4 / 7
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates	4.4 / 7
Working with Computers	4.2 / 7
Documenting/Recording Information	4.2 / 7
Making Decisions and Solving Problems	4.1 / 7
Processing Information	4.0 / 7
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards	4.0 / 7
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships	4.0 / 7
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge	4.0 / 7
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events	3.9 / 7

Technology Skills Used on the Job

Most frequently-cited tools used by Health/Medical Admin Services professionals:

Tool / Software	Category	In-Demand
Microsoft Office software	Office suite software	✓
Microsoft Word	Word processing software	✓
Microsoft Excel	Spreadsheet software	✓
Microsoft PowerPoint	Presentation software	✓
Web browser software	Internet browser software	—
Microsoft Access	Data base user interface and query software	—
Microsoft Outlook	Electronic mail software	✓
MEDITECH software	Medical software	—
Microsoft Windows	Operating system software	✓
Email software	Electronic mail software	—
Healthcare common procedure coding system HCPCS	Medical software	—
Medical procedure coding software	Medical software	—

^{Source: ONET Online technology skills, weighted across related occupations.*}

Sample Job Titles

Real job postings for Health/Medical Admin Services graduates include:

• Medical Records Clerk
• Medical Records Director
• Compliance Coordinator
• Utilization Review Coordinator
• Health Information Specialist
• Applications Analyst
• Health Information Technology Specialist
• Cancer Tumor Registrar
• Health Data Analyst
• Health Information Management Technician (Health Information Management Tech)
• Tumor Registrar
• Medical Care Evaluation Specialist
• Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist (CDIS)
• Health Information Administrator
• Cancer Registrar

Education Typically Required

Across the occupations open to Health/Medical Admin Services graduates, the typical level of education actually held by current workers is distributed as:

Education Level	Share of Workers
Bachelor’s degree	29.4%
High school diploma or equivalent	19.5%
Associate’s degree (or other 2-year)	16.7%
Postsecondary certificate	13.4%
Some college courses	7.7%
Master’s degree	6.8%
Post-baccalaureate certificate	3.8%
Less than a high school diploma	0.9%
Doctoral degree	0.6%
First professional degree	0.5%
Post-doctoral training	0.5%
Post-master’s certificate	0.2%

^{Source: ONET Online education / training / experience requirements.*}

Who Is Earning a Degree in Health/Medical Admin Services?

Gender Distribution

This field skews predominantly female, with women earning 88.5% of Health/Medical Admin Services degrees.

Gender	Graduates	Share
Women	79,782	88.5%
Men	10,384	11.5%

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the national level, the racial-ethnic distribution of Health/Medical Admin Services graduates is as follows:

Race / Ethnicity	Graduates	Share
White	37,940	42.1%
Asian	4,509	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	14,312	15.9%
Black or African American	23,031	25.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native	960	1.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	375	0.4%
Two or More Races	2,557	2.8%
Race Unknown	5,408	6.0%
International Students	1,074	1.2%

^{See minority definition below.}

How Much Do Health/Medical Admin Services Graduates Earn?

College Scorecard reports median earnings of Health/Medical Admin Services graduates 1, 4, and 5 years after completion. Earnings tend to climb steadily as graduates gain experience and move into mid-career roles.

Years Out	Median Earnings
1 year	$36,041
4 years	$36,054
5 years	$40,847

By year 5 out, median earnings rise to $40,847 — roughly 13% above the 1-year mark.

^{Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study earnings tracker.}

Online Health/Medical Admin Services Programs

Distance learning is tracked by IPEDS for Health/Medical Admin Services. The table below shows how many graduates earned at least some of their coursework online (Distance-Ed Available) versus completing the entire program online (Distance-Ed Only).

Award Level	Distance-Ed Available	Distance-Ed Only
Associate’s	335	143
Bachelor’s	263	126
Master’s	265	87
Doctoral (Research)	15	8

^{Distance-Ed Only = degrees completed entirely online; Distance-Ed Available = degrees including at least some online coursework. Source: IPEDS Completions by Distance Education status.}

Is a Degree in Health/Medical Admin Services Worth It?

Strictly by the federal earnings tracker, Health/Medical Admin Services graduates earn a median of $36,054 four years after completion — about 5% below the national median for workers with only a high school diploma (~$38,000). On earnings alone, this program does not show an income premium over the baseline; non-financial outcomes (career interests, certification requirements, advancement potential) are typically the stronger argument for fields in this range.

^{ROI estimate compares the program’s 4-yr median earnings against the 2023 BLS CPS median earnings for high-school-only workers. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard + BLS Current Population Survey.}

Related Programs

You may also be interested in these closely related fields of study:

Program	CIP Code
Health Care Professions	51
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences	51.05
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services	51.08
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	51.09
Alternative and Complementary Medical Support Services	51.34
Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems	51.33
Chiropractic	51.01
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	51.10
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	51.02
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions	51.06
Dentistry	51.04
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	51.31

References

The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students and international students. This number is then divided by the total number of students to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS)
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard

More about our data sources and methodologies.