2025 Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

If you pursue a associate degree in health & medical administrative services, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #10 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 26 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 628 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. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a quality 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 Early-Career Salaries

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their associate degree from the school. After all, your associate degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

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 complete 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

The health & medical administrative services school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Health & Medical Administrative Services in the Plains States Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in health & medical administrative services.

10 Top Plains States Region Schools for an Associate in Health & Medical Administrative Services

1

Rochester Community and Technical College
Rochester, MN

30 Annual Graduates

$43,381 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat Rochester Community and Technical College if you want to pursue an associate degree in health & medical administrative services. Rochester Community and Technical College is a small public college located in the midsize city of Rochester.

Those health & medical administrative services students who get their associate degree from Rochester Community and Technical College earn $6,842 more than the typical health & medical administrative services student.

More information about a associate in health & medical administrative services from Rochester Community and Technical College

2

Saint Paul College
Saint Paul, MN

13 Annual Graduates

Saint Paul College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in health & medical administrative services. Saint Paul College is a medium-sized public college located in the city of Saint Paul.More information about a associate in health & medical administrative services from Saint Paul College

3

National American University - Rapid City
Rapid City, SD

14 Annual Graduates

$28,699 Median Starting Salary

National American University - Rapid City is a wonderful option for individuals interested in an associate degree in health & medical administrative services. National American University - Rapid City is a small private for-profit university located in the city of Rapid City.

Associate graduates who receive their degree from the health & medical administrative services program make around $28,699 in the first couple years of their career.

More information about a associate in health & medical administrative services from National American University - Rapid City

4

Hutchinson Community College
Hutchinson, KS

40 Annual Graduates

$42,134 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in health & medical administrative services has to check out Hutchinson Community College. Located in the distant town of Hutchinson, Hutchinson Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Health & Medical Administrative Services associate degree recipients from Hutchinson Community College earn a boost of about $5,595 above the average earnings of health & medical administrative services majors.

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

5

Southeast Technical College
Sioux Falls, SD

10 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Sioux Falls, Southeast Tech is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in health & medical administrative services from Southeast Technical College

6

Anoka Technical College
Anoka, MN

21 Annual Graduates

$44,570 Median Starting Salary

Located in the suburb of Anoka, Anoka Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Health & Medical Administrative Services associate degree recipients from Anoka Technical College earn a boost of around $8,031 above the average income of health & medical administrative services majors.

More information about a associate in health & medical administrative services from Anoka Technical College

7

Northwest Technical College
Bemidji, MN

11 Annual Graduates

NTC is a small public college located in the town of Bemidji.More information about a associate in health & medical administrative services from Northwest Technical College

8

Century College
White Bear Lake, MN

11 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of White Bear Lake, Century College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in health & medical administrative services from Century College

9

Ridgewater College
Willmar, MN

19 Annual Graduates

$40,206 Median Starting Salary

Ridgewater College is a small public college located in the town of Willmar.

Associate recipients from the health & medical administrative services degree program at Ridgewater College make $3,667 above the standard college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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

10

Metropolitan Community College
Omaha, NE

37 Annual Graduates

$44,112 Median Starting Salary

MCC is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Omaha.

Those health & medical administrative services students who get their associate degree from Metropolitan Community College earn $7,573 more than the standard health & medical administrative services grad.

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

Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	151	260
Kansas	146	208
Missouri	117	169
Iowa	116	102
Nebraska	98	65
South Dakota	93	31
North Dakota	92	23

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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	327
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	100
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant & Medical Secretary	82
Health Care Management	59
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist	20
Other Health & Medical Administrative Services	17
Long Term Care Administration/Management	7
Medical/Health Management & Clinical Assistant/Specialist	6
Medical Office Management/Administration	3
Hospital & Health Care Facilities Administration/Management	2

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing	6,339
Allied Health Professions	1,953
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	1,074
Dental Support Services	756
Health Sciences & Services	342
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	275
Health/Medical Prep Programs	165
Mental & Social Health Services	133
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services	74
Other Health Professions	73

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.