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2023 Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

63 Colleges
$7,101 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,621 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Associate Degree School for You

Health & Medical Administrative Services is the #15 most popular major in the country with 89,359 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 63 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for health and medical administrative services students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Health & Medical Administrative Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Check out the health and medical administrative services associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Associate Degree Schools

#1

Merced College

Merced, CA

Our analysis found Merced College to be the best value school for health and medical administrative services students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Merced, Merced Community College District is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Merced Community College District are $7,444 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Merced Community College District also is in the top 10% of our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

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#2

Umpqua Community College

Roseburg, OR

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Umpqua Community College is a great value for health and medical administrative services students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Roseburg, Umpqua Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Umpqua Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,945 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Spokane Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Spokane Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Spokane.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Spokane Community College are $5,135 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, health and medical administrative services graduates from Spokane Community College carry an average student debtload of $23,038.

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#4

Centralia College

Centralia, WA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Centralia College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Centralia College is a small public school located in the town of Centralia.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Centralia College are $5,239 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Centralia College is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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#5

Santa Barbara City College

Santa Barbara, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Barbara City College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Santa Barbara, SBCC is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SBCC are $8,912 per year. The average amount in student loans that health and medical administrative services majors at SBCC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $23,294.

SBCC also claimed a spot on our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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#6

Highline College

Des Moines, WA

Highline College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health and medical administrative services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Des Moines, Highline is a public school with a small student population.

Highline undergraduate students pay an average of $4,813 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Highline also did well on our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#7

Ventura College

Ventura, CA

With a ranking of #7, Ventura College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health and medical administrative services students working on their associate degree. Ventura College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Ventura.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ventura College are $7,398 a year.

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#8

Butte College

Oroville, CA

Butte College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Oroville, Butte College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Butte College are $7,848 per year.

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#9

Lower Columbia College

Longview, WA

Lower Columbia College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health and medical administrative services programs. LCC is a small public school located in the small city of Longview.

LCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,403 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Big Bend Community College

Moses Lake, WA

Big Bend Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Big Bend Community College is a small public school located in the town of Moses Lake.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Big Bend Community College are $5,098 a year.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great value schools for Health/Medical Admin Services students in the Far Western US Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Yakima Valley College Yakima, WA
12 Gavilan College Gilroy, CA

Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Colleges by State

Explore the best health and medical administrative services schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 3,003
Washington 497
Oregon 287
Nevada 123
Hawaii 41
Alaska 7

Health & Medical Administrative Services is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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