Online Medical Administrative Assistant Schools Ranked by Cost of Tuition

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The average tuition charged by colleges in the US with online medical administrative assistant programs is $11,985 yearly. In recent years, the average tuition has increased by 25.9%. In 2007, the average tuition at these online colleges and universities was $9,520 each year.

Online medical administrative assistant schools are also known as medical office administration and medical receptionist schools. The tuition range for online medical administrative assistant colleges is displayed in the following graph. Tuition is shown from the most to least costly colleges and universities.

Tuition of more than $15,120 per year is charged by the most expensive colleges and universities offering online medical administrative assistant programs. On the other hand, per annum tuition ranging from $3,120 to $4,439 is charged by the cheapest colleges and universities. The least costly accredited online medical administrative assistant schools are located in Kentucky and Minnesota.

• Associate of Arts and Science in Medical Administrative Assistant
• A.S. in Health Sciences – concentration in Medical Administrative Assistant
• Associate of Arts and Science in Office Administration – Medical Administrative Assistant
• Associate of Applied Science in Medical Administrative Assistant
• Medical Office Administration
• Associate of Science in Healthcare Management
• Medical Staff Services Management A.A.S.
• Healthcare Management Associate
• Medical Administration Associate’s Degree
• Associate of Arts in Healthcare Management

Of all medical administrative assisting graduates from online colleges across the country, approximately 30% graduated from these low tuition programs in 2011. Therefore, of the 40,845 graduates from across the country, 12,208 are from the least costly colleges. Between 2006 and 2011, the number of medical administrative assisting graduates from the least expensive online schools has increased by 2,147 graduates per year, while the percentage of graduates from these schools has decreased.

Other somewhat more expensive online medical administrative assistant schools charge students tuition ranging from $4,577 to $10,785 per annum. Roughly 3 of the 29 online schools that have medical administrative assistant programs in the US charge tuition in this range.

A reported 20.4%, or 8,337 of the nation’s medical administrative assisting graduates earned their degrees and certificates from these affordable online programs in 2011. Only 5 years prior, in 2006, only 5,937 students earned credentials from these colleges. Therefore, from these cheap online colleges and universities, the number of students graduating has increased by 40%.

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