Health/Medical Admin Services

Types of Degrees Health/Medical Admin Services Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many health and medical administrative services graduations there were in 2020-2021 for each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Master’s Degree	15,736
Graduate Certificate	1,215
Doctor’s Degree	384

What Health/Medical Admin Services Majors Need to Know

O*NET surveyed people in occupations related to health and medical administrative services and asked them what knowledge areas, skills, and abilities were important for their jobs. The responses were rated on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being most important.

Knowledge Areas for Health & Medical Administrative Services Majors

Health and Medical Administrative Services majors often go into careers in which the following knowledge areas are important:

• English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Clerical - Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
• Computers and Electronics - Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
• Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

Skills for Health & Medical Administrative Services Majors

health and medical administrative services majors are found most commonly in careers in which the following skills are important:

• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.

Abilities for Health & Medical Administrative Services Majors

As a health and medical administrative services major, you will find yourself needing the following abilities:

• Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Written Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.

What Can You Do With a Health/Medical Admin Services Major?

People with a health and medical administrative services degree often go into the following careers:

Job Title	Job Growth Rate	Median Salary
Administrative Services Managers	10.1%	$96,180
Compliance Managers	8.0%	$107,480
Computer User Support Specialists	11.3%	$50,980
Medical and Health Services Managers	20.5%	$99,730
Medical Records and Health Information Technicians	13.5%	$40,350
Regulatory Affairs Managers	8.0%	$107,480

Who Is Getting a Master’s Degree in Health/Medical Admin Services?

This is one of the most frequently chosen graduate majors. It is the 15th most popular in the country with 15,736 students graduating with a master’s in health and medical administrative services in 2021. This major is dominated by women with about 74% of recent graduates being female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the countrywide level, the racial-ethnic distribution of health and medical administrative services majors is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1,442
Black or African American	3,067
Hispanic or Latino	1,717
White	7,188
International Students	497
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,825

Geographic Diversity

Americans aren’t the only ones with an interest in Health & Medical Administrative Services. About 3.2% of those with this major are international students. The most popular countries for students from outside the country are:

• India
• Saudi Arabia
• China
• Nigeria
• South Korea

How Much Do Health/Medical Admin Services Majors Make?

Master’s Degree Starting Salary

According to 2019-2020 data from the U.S. Department of Education, students who graduated with a master’s degree in health and medical administrative services have a median salary of $56,688 during the early years of their career. During this timeframe, most salaries fell between $50,875 (25th percentile) and $68,205 (75th percentile).

It’s important to note that just because the people reporting these salaries have a degree in health and medical administrative services, it does not mean that they are working in a job related to their degree.

Salaries According to BLS

Health and Medical Administrative Services majors often go into careers where salaries can range from $37,090 to $106,050 (25th to 75th percentile). This range includes all degree levels, so you may expect those with a more advanced degree to make more while those with less advanced degrees will typically make less.

To put that into context, according to BLS data from the first quarter of 2020, the typical high school graduate makes between $30,000 and $57,900 a year (25th through 75th percentile). The average person with a bachelor’s degree (any field) makes between $45,600 and $99,000. Advanced degree holders make the most with salaries between $55,600 and $125,400.

Amount of Education Required for Careers Related to Health/Medical Admin Services

Some careers associated with health and medical administrative services require an advanced degree while some may not even require a bachelor’s. Whatever the case may be, pursuing more education usually means that more career options will be available to you.

How much schooling do you really need to compete in today’s job market? People currently working in careers related to health and medical administrative services have obtained the following education levels.

Education Level	Percentage of Workers
Less than a High School Diploma	0.0%
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)	20.0%
Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production)	15.1%
Some College Courses	14.3%
Associate’s Degree (or other 2-year degree)	11.1%
Bachelor’s Degree	36.1%
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Baccalaureate degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees carrying the title of Master.	0.2%
Master’s Degree	3.1%
Post-Master’s Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Master’s degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees at the doctoral level.	0.2%
First Professional Degree - awarded for completion of a program that: requires at least 2 years of college work before entrance into the program, includes a total of at least 6 academic years of work to complete, and provides all remaining academic requirements to begin practice in a profession.	0.2%
Doctoral Degree	0.0%

Online Health/Medical Admin Services Programs

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2,059 schools offered some type of health and medical administrative services program. The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level	Colleges Offering Programs	Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year)	0	0
Certificate (1-2 years)	1,236	265
Certificate (2-4 Years)	17	1
Associate’s Degree	1,108	348
Bachelor’s Degree	236	84
Post-Baccalaureate	0	0
Master’s Degree	464	205
Post-Master’s	44	0
Doctor’s Degree (Research)	37	15
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice)	5	1
Doctor’s Degree (Other)	1	0

Is a Degree in Health/Medical Admin Services Worth It?

The median salary for a health and medical administrative services grad is $59,340 per year. This is based on the weighted average of the most common careers associated with the major.

This is 49% more than the average salary for an individual holding a high school degree. This adds up to a gain of about $388,800 after 20 years!

Majors Related to Health/Medical Admin Services

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to health and medical administrative services.

Major	Number of Grads
Nursing	66,964
Medicine	28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	24,774
Public Health	19,473
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	16,952
Mental & Social Health Services	16,815
Allied Health Professions	12,950
Communication Sciences	10,547
Dentistry	6,770
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	4,684
Chiropractic	2,658
Alternative Medicine & Systems	2,582
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	2,481
Optometry	1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences	1,762
Medical Illustration & Informatics	1,747
Health Sciences & Services	1,746
Other Health Professions	1,261
Health/Medical Prep Programs	1,122
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	954
Medical Science	909
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	462
Dental Support Services	122
Alternative Medical Support Services	80
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies	55
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies	37
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services	11
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants	4
Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies	0

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
• College Scorecard
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers First Quarter 2020

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