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2023 Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

68 Colleges
$5,626 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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 68 schools in the Plains States 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees 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 Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Health & Medical Administrative Services Associate Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Hutchinson Community College the best value school in the Plains States Region for health and medical administrative services students working on their associate degree. Hutchinson Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Hutchinson.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hutchinson Community College are $4,470 per year. On average, health and medical administrative services graduates from Hutchinson Community College take out $23,489 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Out of the 68 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Omaha, MCC is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCC are $4,680 per year. On average, health and medical administrative services graduates from MCC take out $13,974 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

MCC also claimed a spot on our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Rochester Community and Technical College is a great value for health and medical administrative services students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Rochester, Rochester Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Rochester Community and Technical College are $5,372 a year. On average, health and medical administrative services graduates from Rochester Community and Technical College take out $26,712 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Rochester Community and Technical College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Anoka Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Anoka Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Anoka.

Anoka Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,075 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that health and medical administrative services majors at Anoka Technical College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $31,313.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Neosho County Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Neosho County Community College is a small public school located in the town of Chanute.

Neosho County Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,000 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

Central Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Central Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Grand Island.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Community College are $4,590 per year. The average amount in student loans that health and medical administrative services majors at Central Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $10,853.

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Minnesota State Community and Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health and medical administrative services programs. M State is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Fergus Falls.

M State undergraduate students pay an average of $5,862 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, health and medical administrative services graduates from M State carry an average student debtload of $25,956.

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Eastern Iowa Community College District came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Eastern Iowa Community Colleges is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Davenport.

Eastern Iowa Community Colleges undergraduate students pay an average of $5,904 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, health and medical administrative services majors at Eastern Iowa Community Colleges accumulate an average of around $22,071 in student debt.

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With a ranking of #9, Alexandria Technical & Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health and medical administrative services students working on their associate degree. ATCC is a small public school located in the remote town of Alexandria.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ATCC are $5,910 a year.

ATCC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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#10

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

Century 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 #10 on the list. Century College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of White Bear Lake.

Century College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,907 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, health and medical administrative services graduates from Century College carry an average student debtload of $26,958.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Century College also did well on our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Honorable Mentions

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

Rank College Location
11 Ridgewater College Willmar, MN
12 Southeast Community College Area Lincoln, NE
13 Barton County Community College Great Bend, KS

Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Colleges by State

Explore the best health and medical administrative services schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,011
Minnesota 2,015
Kansas 490
Iowa 251
Nebraska 260
North Dakota 33
South Dakota 65

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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