by our College Data Analytics TeamHealth & Medical Administrative Services is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Purdue University Global. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in health and medical administrative services, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. Purdue University Global was ranked #121 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for health and medical administrative services majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #1 in Indiana.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Purdue University Global paid an average of $371 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $280 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,080 | $13,356 |
| Fees | $87 | $1,122 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Health & Medical Administrative Services students who received their bachelor’s degree at Purdue University Global took out an average of $47,627 in student loans. That is 43% higher than the national average of $33,323.
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The median early career salary of health and medical administrative services students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Purdue University Global is $40,314 per year. That is 8% higher than the national average of $37,207.
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the health and medical administrative services bachelor’s degree program at Purdue University Global. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Purdue University Global Online Learning page.
Women made up around 71.8% of the health and medical administrative services students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 81.4%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 45.9% of the health and medical administrative services bachelor’s degrees at Purdue University Global in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 46%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 17 |
| Black or African American | 127 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 60 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 2 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 |
| White | 252 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 33 |
Health & Medical Administrative Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health Care Management | 478 |
| Health Information Management | 19 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health Sciences & Services | 433 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 101 |
| Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services | 220 |
| Nursing | 400 |
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*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.
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