2023 Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
The Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 63 schools in the Southwest Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for health and medical administrative services students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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.
Top 10 Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Associate Degree Schools
Our analysis found Central Arizona College to be the best value school for health and medical administrative services students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the rural area of Coolidge, Pinal County Community College is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pinal County Community College are $5,160 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, health and medical administrative services graduates from Pinal County Community College carry an average student debtload of $15,064.
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The excellent associate degree programs at New Mexico State University - Carlsbad helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health and medical administrative services schools in the Southwest Region . NMSU Carlsbad is a small public school located in the rural area of Carlsbad.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NMSU Carlsbad are $4,008 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, health and medical administrative services graduates from NMSU Carlsbad carry an average student debtload of $26,958.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Panola College is a great value for health and medical administrative services students working on their associate degree. Located in the distant town of Carthage, Panola College is a public college with a small student population.
Panola College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,680 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Panola College also did well on our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tyler Junior College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Tyler, Tyler Junior College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Tyler Junior College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,440 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, health and medical administrative services graduates from Tyler Junior College carry an average student debtload of $21,544.
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Out of the 63 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, McLennan Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. MCC is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Waco.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCC are $5,910 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, MCC also did well on our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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With a ranking of #6, College of the Mainland did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health and medical administrative services students working on their associate degree. COM is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Texas City.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at COM are $3,873 per year.
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San Jacinto Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at San Jacinto College are $5,040 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, health and medical administrative services majors at San Jacinto College accumulate an average of around $17,157 in student debt.
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San Juan College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health and medical administrative services programs. Located in the city of Farmington, SJC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SJC are $4,546 per year.
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With a ranking of #9, Lee College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health and medical administrative services students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Baytown, Lee College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Lee College are $4,302 a year.
Lee College also claimed a spot on our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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With a ranking of #10, Midland College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health and medical administrative services students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Midland, Midland College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Midland College are $5,880 a year.
Midland College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region award.
Rank | College | Location |
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11 | School Removed | |
12 | Galveston College | Galveston, TX |
12 | Wharton County Junior College | Wharton, TX |
Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Colleges by State
Explore the best health and medical administrative services schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Texas | 2,598 |
Arizona | 3,817 |
Oklahoma | 454 |
New Mexico | 67 |
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Health & Medical Administrative Services Related Majors for Health & Medical Administrative Services
Health & Medical Administrative Services is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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.