2025 Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Health & Medical Administrative Services is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #10 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 33 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for health & medical administrative services students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 1,166 associate degrees in health & medical administrative services to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Health & Medical Administrative Services School for Your Associate Degree

The health & medical administrative services associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we consider a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of associate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their associate degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to health & medical administrative services students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other health & medical administrative services students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt health & medical administrative services students go into to obtain their associate degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• 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 associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Health & Medical Administrative Services Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Health & Medical Administrative Services in the Far Western US Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in health & medical administrative services.

10 Top Far Western US Region Schools for an Associate in Health & Medical Administrative Services

1

City College of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

11 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat City College of San Francisco if you wish to pursue an associate degree in health & medical administrative services. City College of San Francisco is a large public college located in the large city of San Francisco.More information about a associate in health & medical administrative services from City College of San Francisco

2

Merced College
Merced, CA

26 Annual Graduates

Merced College is one of the best schools in the country for getting an associate degree in health & medical administrative services. Merced Community College District is a large public college located in the small city of Merced.More information about a associate in health & medical administrative services from Merced College

3

Butte College
Oroville, CA

10 Annual Graduates

Butte College is a wonderful choice for students pursuing an associate degree in health & medical administrative services. Butte College is a fairly large public college located in the rural area of Oroville.More information about a associate in health & medical administrative services from Butte College

4

Santa Barbara City College
Santa Barbara, CA

60 Annual Graduates

$48,712 Median Starting Salary

Santa Barbara City College is one of the best schools in the country for getting an associate degree in health & medical administrative services. Located in the small city of Santa Barbara, SBCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Health & Medical Administrative Services associate degree recipients from Santa Barbara City College get an earnings boost of approximately $15,311 over the typical earnings of health & medical administrative services graduates.

More information about a associate in health & medical administrative services from Santa Barbara City College

5

San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia
Visalia, CA

60 Annual Graduates

$27,553 Median Starting Salary

San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia is a small private for-profit college located in the medium-sized city of Visalia.

Associate students who receive their degree from the health & medical administrative services program earn an average of $27,553 in the first couple years of working.

More information about a associate in health & medical administrative services from San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia

6

Shasta College
Redding, CA

16 Annual Graduates

Located in the midsize suburb of Redding, Shasta College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in health & medical administrative services from Shasta College

7

Shoreline Community College
Shoreline, WA

12 Annual Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Shoreline, Shoreline Community College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in health & medical administrative services from Shoreline Community College

8

Spokane Community College
Spokane, WA

60 Annual Graduates

$35,905 Median Starting Salary

Located in the midsize city of Spokane, Spokane Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Those health & medical administrative services students who get their associate degree from Spokane Community College make $2,504 more than the average health & medical administrative services graduate.

More information about a associate in health & medical administrative services from Spokane Community College

9

Tacoma Community College
Tacoma, WA

20 Annual Graduates

Located in the medium-sized city of Tacoma, Tacoma Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in health & medical administrative services from Tacoma Community College

10

Saddleback College
Mission Viejo, CA

10 Annual Graduates

Saddleback College is a large public college located in the large suburb of Mission Viejo.More information about a associate in health & medical administrative services from Saddleback College

Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Colleges by State

Explore the best health & medical administrative services colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	192	654
Oregon	147	89
Washington	131	228
Nevada	112	28
Hawaii	59	40
Alaska	54	7

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Rankings in Majors Related to Health & Medical Administrative Services

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

Health & Medical Administrative Services Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	387
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant & Medical Secretary	320
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	210
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist	83
Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller	79
Health Care Management	63
Health Information Management	19
Hospital & Health Care Facilities Administration/Management	3
Medical Office Management/Administration	2

Most Popular Majors Related to Health & Medical Administrative Services

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing	8,782
Allied Health Professions	5,216
Health Sciences & Services	4,379
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	2,652
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants	1,283
Dental Support Services	1,014
Mental & Social Health Services	653
Health/Medical Prep Programs	252
Public Health	216
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	141

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.