2025 Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

If you pursue a master's degree in health & medical administrative services, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #15 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 36 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of health & medical administrative services. Combined, these schools handed out 1,663 master's degrees in health & medical administrative services to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Health & Medical Administrative Services School for Your Master's Degree

The health & medical administrative services master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality health & medical administrative services program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on health & medical administrative services students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of health & medical administrative services students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for health & medical administrative services to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized health & medical administrative services related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for health & medical administrative services students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Health & Medical Administrative Services in the Great Lakes Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for health & medical administrative services students seeking a a master's degree.

10 Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Master's in Health & Medical Administrative Services

1

Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

28 Annual Graduates

Northwestern University is a good decision for students pursuing a master's degree in health & medical administrative services. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Evanston.More information about a master’s in health & medical administrative services from Northwestern University

2

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

83 Annual Graduates

$82,371 Median Starting Salary

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in health & medical administrative services. U-M is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

Master's recipients from the health & medical administrative services major at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor make $7,522 above the typical college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.

More information about a master’s in health & medical administrative services from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

3

Ohio University - Athens Campus
Athens, OH

136 Annual Graduates

$91,185 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat Ohio University - Athens Campus if you want to pursue a master's degree in health & medical administrative services. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Athens.

Those health & medical administrative services students who get their master's degree from Ohio University - Athens Campus earn $16,336 more than the standard health & medical administrative services graduate.

More information about a master’s in health & medical administrative services from Ohio University - Athens Campus

4

Ohio State University - Main Campus
Columbus, OH

58 Annual Graduates

$73,440 Median Starting Salary

It's difficult to beat Ohio State University - Main Campus if you want to pursue a master's degree in health & medical administrative services. Ohio State is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Columbus.

Master's graduates who receive their degree from the health & medical administrative services program make an average of $73,440 for their early career.

More information about a master’s in health & medical administrative services from Ohio State University - Main Campus

5

University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL

108 Annual Graduates

$97,449 Median Starting Salary

UIC is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Chicago.

Health & Medical Administrative Services master's degree recipients from University of Illinois at Chicago earn a boost of around $22,600 above the average income of health & medical administrative services graduates.

More information about a master’s in health & medical administrative services from University of Illinois at Chicago

6

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus
Cincinnati, OH

64 Annual Graduates

$72,855 Median Starting Salary

UC is a very large public university located in the city of Cincinnati.

Master's graduates who receive their degree from the health & medical administrative services program make about $72,855 for their early career.

More information about a master’s in health & medical administrative services from University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

7

Rush University
Chicago, IL

40 Annual Graduates

$87,850 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large city of Chicago, Rush University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

Master's recipients from the health & medical administrative services program at Rush University earn $13,001 above the standard college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

More information about a master’s in health & medical administrative services from Rush University

8

University of St Francis
Joliet, IL

36 Annual Graduates

$91,422 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

Health & Medical Administrative Services master's degree recipients from University of St Francis earn a boost of about $16,573 over the typical income of health & medical administrative services majors.

More information about a master’s in health & medical administrative services from University of St Francis

9

Purdue University Global
West Lafayette, IN

286 Annual Graduates

$59,946 Median Starting Salary

Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue University Global is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Students who graduate with their master's from the health & medical administrative services program state that they receive average early career earnings of $59,946.

More information about a master’s in health & medical administrative services from Purdue University Global

10

Xavier University
Cincinnati, OH

30 Annual Graduates

$82,001 Median Starting Salary

Xavier is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Cincinnati.

Those health & medical administrative services students who get their master's degree from Xavier University make $7,152 more than the average health & medical administrative services grad.

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Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Colleges by State

Explore the best health & medical administrative services schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	221	499
Michigan	211	316
Ohio	207	538
Indiana	191	535
Wisconsin	173	20

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Health & Medical Administrative Services Related Rankings by Major

Health & Medical Administrative Services is one of 34 different types of Health Professions programs to choose from.

Health & Medical Administrative Services Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Health Care Management	1,279
Health Information Management	224
Hospital & Health Care Facilities Administration/Management	113
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	28
Other Health & Medical Administrative Services	11
Long Term Care Administration/Management	6
Clinical Research Coordinator	2

Majors Similar to Health & Medical Administrative Services

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing	9,041
Public Health	2,162
Allied Health Professions	2,026
Mental & Social Health Services	1,824
Communication Sciences	1,574
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	1,244
Medical Illustration & Informatics	435
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	380
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	377
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	198

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.