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Medical Office Management/Administration Major

Medical Office Management/Administration

12 Bachelor's Degrees Annually
#993 in Popularity

Types of Degrees Medical Office Management/Administration Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many medical office management/administration graduations there were for each degree level during the last year for which data was available.

Education Level Number of Grads
Basic Certificate 1,216
Associate Degree 1,040
Undergraduate Certificate 518
Bachelor’s Degree 20
Graduate Certificate 14
Master’s Degree 2

What Medical Office Management/Administration Majors Need to Know

People with careers related to medical office management/administration were asked what knowledge areas, skills, and abilities were important for their jobs. They weighted these areas on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the highest.

Knowledge Areas for Medical Office Management/Administration Majors

According to O*NET survey takers, a major in medical office management/administration should prepare you for careers in which you will need to be knowledgeable in the following areas:

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  • Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
  • Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
  • English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
  • Clerical - Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
  • Computers and Electronics - Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

Skills for Medical Office Management/Administration Majors

When studying medical office management/administration, you’ll learn many skills that will help you be successful in a wide range of jobs - even those that do not require a degree in the field. The following is a list of some of the most common skills needed for careers associated with this major:

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  • Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
  • Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
  • Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
  • Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others’ reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
  • Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others’ actions.

Abilities for Medical Office Management/Administration Majors

As you progress with your medical office management/administration degree, there are several abilities you should pick up that will help you in whatever related career you choose. These abilities include:

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  • Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
  • Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
  • Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
  • Written Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
  • Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.

What Can You Do With a Medical Office Management/Administration Major?

People with a medical office management/administration degree often go into the following careers:

Job Title Job Growth Rate Median Salary
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 3.4% $55,810

Who Is Getting a Bachelor’s Degree in Medical Office Management/Administration?

20 Bachelor's Degrees Annually
95% Percent Women
30% Percent Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
This major is dominated by women with about 95% of recent graduates being female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the countrywide level, the racial-ethnic distribution of medical office management/administration majors is as follows:

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 2
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Some careers associated with medical office management/administration require an advanced degree while some may not even require a bachelor’s. Whatever the case may be, pursuing more education usually means that more career options will be available to you.

How much schooling do you really need to compete in today’s job market? People currently working in careers related to medical office management/administration have obtained the following education levels.

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Education Level Percentage of Workers
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) 23.3%
Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production) 0.6%
Some College Courses 20.1%
Associate’s Degree (or other 2-year degree) 9.7%
Bachelor’s Degree 45.5%
Master’s Degree 1.3%

Online Medical Office Management/Administration Programs

The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level Colleges Offering Programs Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year) 0 0
Certificate (1-2 years) 79 23
Certificate (2-4 Years) 1 0
Associate’s Degree 122 38
Bachelor’s Degree 1 0
Post-Baccalaureate 0 0
Master’s Degree 1 0
Post-Master’s 0 0
Doctor’s Degree (Research) 0 0
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice) 0 0
Doctor’s Degree (Other) 0 0

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to medical office management/administration.

Major Number of Grads
Health Care Management 29,812
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician 10,462
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder 9,463
Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller 9,252
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant & Medical Secretary 7,299
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist 4,140
Hospital & Health Care Facilities Administration/Management 3,686
Health Information Management 2,960
Other Health & Medical Administrative Services 2,008
Medical/Health Management & Clinical Assistant/Specialist 1,278
Medical Reception/Receptionist 913
Clinical Research Coordinator 328
Healthcare Innovation 197
Long Term Care Administration/Management 182
Health Unit Coordinator/Ward Clerk 140
Medical Office Computer Specialist/Assistant 114
Regulatory Science/Affairs 94
Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist 79
Health Unit Manager/Ward Supervisor 35
Medical Staff Services Technology/Technician 32
Healthcare Information Privacy Assurance and Security 8
Disease Registry Data Management 6
Health/Medical Claims Examiner 4

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.

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