Health and Medical Administrative Services programs in Kentucky
53 schools in Kentucky teach this, at certificate or associate level. 24 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $36,312 at Jefferson Community and Technical College.
What this work pays in Kentucky
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Kentucky earn a median of $38,750 a year across 26,430 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | $63,180 | 19,670 |
| Medical Assistants | $39,270 | 13,440 |
| Computer User Support Specialists | $57,850 | 9,460 |
| Medical and Health Services Managers | $103,450 | 8,600 |
| Compliance Officers | $69,240 | 4,360 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Community and Technical College Louisville | Associate's degree | — | $36,312 (15 grads) | 13 |
| Western Kentucky University Bowling Green | Associate's degree | — | $32,711 (18 grads) | — |
| Sullivan University Louisville | Undergraduate certificate | $14,434 | $30,926 (55 grads) | 25 |
| Sullivan University Louisville | Associate's degree | — | $30,616 (26 grads) | 6 |
| ATA College Louisville | Associate's degree | $24,000 | $29,064 (60 grads) | 5 |
| Beckfield College-Florence Florence | Undergraduate certificate | — | $26,715 (12 grads) | 26 |
| Owensboro Community and Technical College Owensboro | Associate's degree | — | $26,353 (20 grads) | 19 |
| Elizabethtown Community and Technical College Elizabethtown | Associate's degree | $20,798 | $26,121 (36 grads) | 22 |
| Gateway Community and Technical College Florence | Associate's degree | — | $25,967 (28 grads) | 9 |
| Bluegrass Community and Technical College Lexington | Associate's degree | $16,745 | $25,774 (58 grads) | 26 |
| West Kentucky Community and Technical College Paducah | Associate's degree | — | $24,904 (40 grads) | 10 |
| Ross College-Hopkinsville Hopkinsville | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $24,361 (238 grads) | 0 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Erlanger Erlanger | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $24,361 (238 grads) | 1 |
| ATA College Louisville | Undergraduate certificate | $17,083 | $23,571 (57 grads) | 4 |
| Somerset Community College Somerset | Associate's degree | $30,140 | $23,486 (58 grads) | 27 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Owensboro Owensboro | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $23,340 (177 grads) | 1 |
| Hazard Community and Technical College Hazard | Associate's degree | $11,517 | $22,869 (45 grads) | 14 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Bowling Green Bowling Green | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $22,455 (288 grads) | 0 |
| Maysville Community and Technical College Maysville | Associate's degree | $16,138 | $22,329 (26 grads) | 18 |
| Madisonville Community College Madisonville | Associate's degree | — | $22,192 (14 grads) | 3 |
| American National University-Louisville Louisville | Undergraduate certificate | $13,280 | $20,140 (46 grads) | 1 |
| Hopkinsville Community College Hopkinsville | Associate's degree | — | $20,140 (12 grads) | 16 |
| Big Sandy Community and Technical College Prestonsburg | Associate's degree | — | $19,749 (29 grads) | 12 |
| Ashland Community and Technical College Ashland | Associate's degree | $14,700 | $15,552 (26 grads) | 22 |
| Ashland Community and Technical College Ashland | Undergraduate certificate | $13,354 | not published | 193 |
| Beckfield College-Florence Florence | Associate's degree | $29,349 | not published | 7 |
| Bluegrass Community and Technical College Lexington | Undergraduate certificate | $11,579 | not published | 241 |
| Elizabethtown Community and Technical College Elizabethtown | Undergraduate certificate | $15,117 | not published | 104 |
| Hazard Community and Technical College Hazard | Undergraduate certificate | $11,500 | not published | 96 |
| Interactive College of Technology-Newport Newport | Undergraduate certificate | $9,453 | not published | 1 |
| Jefferson Community and Technical College Louisville | Undergraduate certificate | $10,383 | not published | 47 |
| Maysville Community and Technical College Maysville | Undergraduate certificate | $13,138 | not published | 111 |
| MedQuest College Louisville | Undergraduate certificate | $9,302 | not published | — |
| Medical Career & Technical College Richmond | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Somerset Community College Somerset | Undergraduate certificate | $23,121 | not published | 146 |
| Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College Bowling Green | Undergraduate certificate | $12,530 | not published | 88 |
| West Kentucky Community and Technical College Paducah | Undergraduate certificate | $11,000 | not published | 127 |
| American National University-Louisville Louisville | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Big Sandy Community and Technical College Prestonsburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 65 |
| Brighton Center's Center for Employment Training Newport | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Campbellsville University Campbellsville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Employment Solutions-College for Technical Education Lexington | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Gateway Community and Technical College Florence | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 29 |
| Henderson Community College Henderson | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Hopkinsville Community College Hopkinsville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 77 |
| Interactive College of Technology-Newport Newport | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Madisonville Community College Madisonville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 27 |
| Owensboro Community and Technical College Owensboro | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 84 |
| Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College Bowling Green | Associate's degree | — | not published | 18 |
| Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College Cumberland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 14 |
| University of Kentucky Lexington | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 35 |
| University of Louisville Louisville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Western Kentucky University Bowling Green | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 28 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Health and Medical Administrative Services — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.