2025 Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Associate Degree Schools in California

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 21 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for health & medical administrative services students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 797 associate degrees in health & medical administrative services during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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

Your choice of health & medical administrative services for getting your associate degree school matters. Important measures of a quality health & medical administrative services program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

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

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 associate 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 associate 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 associate 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 Associate Degree Schools in California list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Health & Medical Administrative Services in California

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

10 Top California Schools for an Associate in Health & Medical Administrative Services

1

City College of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

11 Annual Graduates

City College of San Francisco is one of the finest schools in the country for getting an associate degree in health & medical administrative services. Located in the large city of San Francisco, City College of San Francisco is a public college with a large student population.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 a good option for students interested in an associate degree in health & medical administrative services. Located in the small city of Merced, Merced Community College District is a public college with a large student population.More information about a associate in health & medical administrative services from Merced College

3

Butte College
Oroville, CA

10 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in health & medical administrative services needs to take a look at Butte College. Located in the rural area of Oroville, Butte College is a public college with a large student population.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 a great decision for students pursuing an associate degree in health & medical administrative services. SBCC is a large public college located in the small city of Santa Barbara.

Those health & medical administrative services students who get their associate degree from Santa Barbara City College receive $17,748 more than the average health & medical administrative services grad.

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

Located in the city of Visalia, San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Associate students who receive their degree from the health & medical administrative services program make around $27,553 in their early career salary.

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

6

Shasta College
Redding, CA

16 Annual Graduates

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

7

Saddleback College
Mission Viejo, CA

10 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of Mission Viejo, Saddleback College is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in health & medical administrative services from Saddleback College

8

Ventura College
Ventura, CA

29 Annual Graduates

Ventura College is a large public college located in the city of Ventura.More information about a associate in health & medical administrative services from Ventura College

9

East Los Angeles College
Monterey Park, CA

14 Annual Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Monterey Park, East Los Angeles College is a public college with a very large student population.More information about a associate in health & medical administrative services from East Los Angeles College

10

Glendale Community College
Glendale, CA

19 Annual Graduates

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

Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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Health & Medical Administrative Services Related Rankings by Major

One of 34 majors within the Health Professions area of study, Health & Medical Administrative Services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Health & Medical Administrative Services Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	276
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant & Medical Secretary	260
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist	82
Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller	72
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	71
Health Care Management	24
Health Information Management	9
Hospital & Health Care Facilities Administration/Management	3

Most Popular Majors Related to Health & Medical Administrative Services

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing	5,712
Allied Health Professions	4,271
Health Sciences & Services	4,204
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	1,827
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants	1,154
Dental Support Services	801
Mental & Social Health Services	406
Public Health	200
Health/Medical Prep Programs	152
Communication Sciences	135

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.