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2023 Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

14 Colleges
$18,054 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$80,613 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Health & Medical Administrative Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for health and medical administrative services majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Stephens College

Columbia, MO

Our 2023 rankings named Stephens College the best value school in the Plains States Region for health and medical administrative services students working on their graduate certificate. Stephens is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Columbia.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Stephens are $9,230 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Stephens is ranked #1 for overall quality for health and medical administrative services in the Plains States Region .

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#2

Clarkson College

Omaha, NE

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Clarkson College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health and medical administrative services schools in the Plains States Region . Clarkson College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Omaha.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Clarkson College are $12,294 a year.

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#3

Park University

Parkville, MO

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Park University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health and medical administrative services schools in the Plains States Region . Park University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Parkville.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Park University are $6,435 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The College of Saint Scholastica. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Duluth, St. Scholastica is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at St. Scholastica are $15,502 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Missouri State University - Springfield. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Missouri State are $12,618 a year.

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#6

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

University of South Dakota landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate health and medical administrative services programs. Located in the town of Vermillion, USD is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at USD are $12,768 per year.

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#7

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

Saint Cloud State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate health and medical administrative services programs. St. Cloud State University is a large public school located in the 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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#8

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

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 moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Omaha.

Creighton graduate students pay an average of $19,096 in tuition and fees each 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 moderately-sized public school located in the small 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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#10

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Capella University are $14,784 per year.

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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 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.

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