Medical Administration Major Guide: Overview and RoEDU™ Opportunities 2025

The Medical Administration major builds core foundations in this discipline and prepares students with practical, career-relevant skills. Use RoEDU™ to find programs that match your goals.

Within Health, students often explore key subfields and specializations that provide targeted expertise.

Graduates translate classroom knowledge into real-world impact across sectors through hands-on projects and internships.

As part of Health, this major connects to diverse, high-demand fields and interdisciplinary pathways.

Salary Outlook

Entry-level salary
$60,557

Typical starting pay soon after graduation.

Mid-career salary (10y)
$95,745

Estimated after a decade of experience.

Experienced salary (20y)
$128,673

Seasoned professionals at ~20 years.

Weighted median over last 5 years
CAGR 3.5%

CAGR (compound annual growth rate) summarizes average yearly change across the observed period.

Estimated lifetime earnings

40 years, present value
$2,422,280

Employment-weighted across mapped SOCs; entry ≈ 85% of median; historical CAGR shown for last 5y; projections capped at 3% CAGR; lifetime is 40-year present value at 3% discount.

Career Opportunities & Salaries

Data from Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024) • Median wages, employment, and growth projections

OccupationMedian WageTotal JobsGrowth RateEducation
Administrative Services Managers
SOC: 11-3012
Occupation: Administrative Services Managers
$108,390
254,140
N/A
N/A
Facilities Managers
SOC: 11-3013
Occupation: Facilities Managers
$104,690
141,090
N/A
N/A
Education Administrators, Postsecondary
SOC: 11-9033
Occupation: Education Administrators, Postsecondary
$103,960
176,420
N/A
N/A
Medical and Health Services Managers
SOC: 11-9111
Occupation: Medical and Health Services Managers
$117,960
565,840
N/A
N/A
Managers, All Other
SOC: 11-9199
Occupation: Managers, All Other
$136,550
630,980
N/A
N/A
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
SOC: 13-1031
Occupation: Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
$76,790
305,020
N/A
N/A

Historical Career Trends (2020-2024)

Historical data from Bureau of Labor Statistics (2020-2024) • Salary trends and employment growth over 5 years

Facilities Managers

6.9%
5-Year Growth
YearMedian WageEmployment
2024$104,690141,090
2023$102,340131,400
2022$99,030116,980
2021$97,930101,230

Medical and Health Services Managers

13.1%
5-Year Growth
YearMedian WageEmployment
2024$117,960565,840
2023$110,680515,100
2022$104,830476,750
2021$101,340436,770
2020$104,280402,540

Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators

12.5%
5-Year Growth
YearMedian WageEmployment
2024$76,790305,020
2023$75,050293,780
2022$72,230285,270
2021$65,080278,140
2020$68,270287,150

Information Security Analysts

20.6%
5-Year Growth
YearMedian WageEmployment
2024$124,910179,430
2023$120,360175,350
2022$112,000163,690
2021$102,600157,220
2020$103,590138,000

Computer User Support Specialists

14.5%
5-Year Growth
YearMedian WageEmployment
2024$60,340697,210
2023$59,240689,700
2022$57,890696,830
2021$49,770654,310
2020$52,690634,820

Computer Programmers

10.6%
5-Year Growth
YearMedian WageEmployment
2024$98,670109,870
2023$99,700120,370
2022$97,800132,740
2021$93,000152,610
2020$89,190178,140

Medical Records Specialists

7.7%
5-Year Growth
YearMedian WageEmployment
2024$50,250187,910
2023$48,780185,690
2022$47,180187,720
2021$46,660180,570

Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars

21.1%
5-Year Growth
YearMedian WageEmployment
2024$67,31037,620
2023$62,99034,430
2022$58,25035,500
2021$55,56037,900

Medical Transcriptionists

6.5%
5-Year Growth
YearMedian WageEmployment
2024$37,55043,070
2023$37,06052,420
2022$34,73048,680
2021$30,10055,830
2020$35,27049,530

Healthcare Support Workers, All Other

16.5%
5-Year Growth
YearMedian WageEmployment
2024$46,050103,650
2023$44,490102,230
2022$40,420107,170
2021$37,740108,410
2020$39,53096,720

Colleges offering Medical Administration

University of Florida

RoEdu™

999

Net Price

$12k

Earnings

$63k

University of Chicago

RoEdu™

999

Net Price

$28k

Earnings

$91k

San Jose State University

RoEdu™

999

Net Price

$14k

Earnings

$70k

Georgetown University

RoEdu™

999

Net Price

$38k

Earnings

$89k

Florida Institute of Technology

RoEdu™

999

Net Price

$37k

Earnings

$71k