Health & Medical Administrative Services at University of the Southwest

Every health and medical administrative services school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the health and medical administrative services program at University of the Southwest stacks up to those at other schools.

USW is located in Hobbs, New Mexico and approximately 904 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students received their master's degree in health and medical administrative services.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health & Medical Administrative Services section at the bottom of this page.

USW Health & Medical Administrative Services Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Health & Medical Administrative Services

Online Classes Are Available at USW

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

USW does offer online education options in health and medical administrative services for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

USW Health & Medical Administrative Services Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in health and medical administrative services, making the school the #29 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health & Medical Administrative Services Student Demographics at USW

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health and medical administrative services majors at University of the Southwest.

USW Health & Medical Administrative Services Master’s Program

Of the 9 students who graduated with a master’s in health and medical administrative services from USW in 2021, 44% were men and 56% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 26% men graduate in health and medical administrative services each year. USW does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than average.

In the health and medical administrative services master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 56% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of the Southwest with a master's in health and medical administrative services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Mental & Social Health Services

Careers That Health & Medical Administrative Services Grads May Go Into

A degree in health and medical administrative services can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NM, the home state for University of the Southwest.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	9,720	$53,930
Medical Assistants	5,960	$30,750
Medical Secretaries	4,860	$32,680
Managers	2,850	$96,490
Computer User Support Specialists	2,250	$43,190

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Bildungsroman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.