2023 Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for health and medical administrative services students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
Top 10 Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Stephens College to be the best value school for health and medical administrative services students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Stephens is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Columbia.
Stephens graduate students pay an average of $9,230 in tuition and fees each year.
Stephens not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Clarkson College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Clarkson College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Omaha.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Clarkson College are $12,294 per year.
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Out of the 14 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Park University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Park University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Parkville.
Park University graduate students pay an average of $6,435 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at The College of Saint Scholastica helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health and medical administrative services schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Duluth, St. Scholastica is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
St. Scholastica graduate students pay an average of $15,502 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Missouri State University - Springfield helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health and medical administrative services schools in the Plains States Region . Missouri State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Missouri State are $12,618 per year.
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With a ranking of #6, University of South Dakota did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health and medical administrative services students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Vermillion, USD is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
USD graduate students pay an average of $12,768 in tuition and fees each year.
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Saint Cloud State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. St. Cloud State University is a large public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at St. Cloud State University are $13,412 per year.
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Creighton University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health and medical administrative services students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Creighton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Omaha.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Creighton are $19,096 per year.
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Southeast Missouri State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate health and medical administrative services programs. Southeast Missouri State University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Cape Girardeau.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Southeast Missouri State University are $11,593 a year.
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With a ranking of #10, Capella University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health and medical administrative services students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Capella University are $14,784 a year.
Request InformationBest 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 |
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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 Majors Related to Health & Medical Administrative Services
| 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 14 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.