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Major · Health Professions

A specialty health-admin CIP for niche administrative tracks

Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other (CIP 51.0799) is a CIP catchall for health-administration programs that don’t fit a named sub-discipline. About 1,950 students complete it across 65 institutions, with bachelor’s grads earning $60,828 — heavily skewed by Southern New Hampshire University’s online-degree pipeline.

Schools offering
65
Annual completions
1,950
Typical degree level
Associate's + Bachelor's
Median earnings (5yr)
$50k

About this major

Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other (CIP 51.0799) is a CIP catchall — its definition reads in full "any instructional program in health and medical administrative services not listed above." That means specific program content varies considerably by institution. Programs grouped under this code typically don’t fit a named CIP like Health/Health Care Administration (51.0701, the standard generalist health-admin code), Medical Insurance Specialist (51.0714), Health Information Technology (51.0707), or Hospital Administration (51.0702). In practice, this code captures health-administration programs that schools have positioned outside the standard classification — frequently online completion programs, long-term-care or specialty-clinic-focused tracks, or revenue-cycle-management blends.

The major fits students considering a specialty health-administration credential, with a strong bias toward the working-adult completion market. It rewards comfort with regulatory complexity (HIPAA, payer rules, accreditation), comfort with documentation-heavy work, and patience for the slow pace of healthcare administrative change. Day-to-day at the bachelor’s level looks like budget analysis, scheduling and credentialing work, claims and revenue-cycle support, patient-experience coordination, or department-level operations support.

One grounded observation about scale and earnings: 1,950 students complete this CIP across just 65 institutions, with bachelor’s grads earning $60,828 and associate’s grads earning $40,664 — a $20,000 gap. Southern New Hampshire University alone produces 847 completions (43% of the national total) through its large online bachelor’s-completion programs aimed at working adults; Northeastern University (198) anchors the traditional in-person side. The named BLS occupation — Healthcare support workers, all other at $46,050 — is a residual catch-all SOC, not a targeted entry destination. Realistic bachelor’s-entry roles map more to practice administration, revenue-cycle analysis, credentialing, and patient-experience coordination, with senior healthcare-administration roles requiring a master’s (MHA, MBA, or MPH) and 5-10 years of experience.

Section 3 · Careers

Where this major leads

Occupations most often associated with this major, from the federal BLS+O*NET crosswalk. Job-growth projections and median wages are national.

Occupation Median wage Job growth Typical education
Healthcare support workers, all other $46k +3.5% High school diploma or equivalent
Section 4 · Earnings

Earnings at a glance

Median graduate earnings from the federal College Scorecard, 5 and 10 years out.

Median 5-year earnings

$50k

Associate's vs Bachelor's — early-career earnings

Associate's

$41k

Bachelor's

$61k

Who this major is for

Good signs this major fits: you’re drawn to the operational side of healthcare without wanting bedside patient care, you can handle regulatory complexity and documentation-heavy work, and you’ve done your due diligence on the specific program — "Other"-coded programs vary considerably, and Southern New Hampshire’s online-completion model is a different product than Northeastern’s traditional in-person bachelor’s. The packet’s $60,828 bachelor’s wage tracks practice administration and revenue-cycle analyst roles, with a master’s as the realistic ramp into senior management.

Reasons to pause: SNHU dominates the producer list at 43% of all completions, signaling a credential-completion product for working adults rather than a pre-career undergraduate pathway — if you’re a traditional 18-year-old undergraduate, look carefully at smaller in-person programs. The named BLS occupation, Healthcare support workers all other, is a residual catch-all SOC code with high school as typical entry — meaning the wage data and labor-market signal are noisy. The broader CIP 51.0701 (Health/Health Care Administration/Management, 13,592 completions) is a safer generalist choice if you’re unsure which administrative lane you want. Always verify whether course credits articulate cleanly to a master’s in health administration if you plan to ladder up.

Section 6 · Where to study

Top colleges for Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other

Ranked by annual completions at the associate's or bachelor's level — a proxy for program scale.

College Location Assoc. Bach. Total
Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH 0 847 847
Northeastern University Boston, MA 0 198 198
The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest Houston, TX 154 0 154
The College of Health Care Professions-McAllen Campus McAllen, TX 82 0 82
Martinsburg College Martinsburg, WV 49 0 49
North Shore Community College Danvers, MA 45 0 45
The College of Health Care Professions-San Antonio San Antonio, TX 41 0 41
Shawnee State University Portsmouth, OH 0 38 38
The College of Health Care Professions-Austin Austin, TX 38 0 38
The College of Health Care Professions-South San Antonio San Antonio, TX 35 0 35
Section 7 · Explore sideways

Related majors to explore

Health/Health Care Administration/Management

13,592 completions/yr

Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller

5,266 completions/yr

Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician

3,421 completions/yr

Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary

3,317 completions/yr

Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management

2,279 completions/yr

Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder

1,539 completions/yr

Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator

1,511 completions/yr

Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services, Other

1,062 completions/yr

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Section 9 · Frequently asked

Common questions

What does this CIP actually cover?
The CIP definition reads: "any instructional program in health and medical administrative services not listed above." In practice, that means health-administration programs that don’t fit named CIPs like Health/Health Care Administration (51.0701), Medical Insurance Specialist (51.0714), Health Information Technology (51.0707), or Hospital Administration (51.0702). Specific program content varies considerably; some programs in this code blend healthcare administration with revenue-cycle management, others focus on long-term care or specialty-clinic operations.
Why does Southern New Hampshire University dominate this CIP?
Southern New Hampshire University produces 847 completions in 51.0799 — about 43% of the national total — through its large online bachelor’s-completion programs aimed at working adults already in healthcare administrative roles. Northeastern University (198) and several proprietary College of Health Care Professions campuses follow. The pattern signals the CIP serves credential-completion needs for working adults more than it serves traditional pre-career undergraduates.
What jobs do graduates land at entry level?
The packet names only one BLS occupation, Healthcare support workers, all other ($46,050, 3.5% growth, high school as typical entry) — and that SOC code is a residual catch-all. Realistic bachelor’s entry destinations include practice administrator assistant, department coordinator, revenue-cycle analyst, credentialing specialist, medical office manager, and patient-experience coordinator. Pay typically starts in the $40,000-$60,000 range; the packet’s $60,828 bachelor’s median tracks the upper end of that.
How does this compare to Health/Health Care Administration (CIP 51.0701)?
Health/Health Care Administration/Management (51.0701) is the broad named credential at 13,592 completions — the standard health-admin bachelor’s. This CIP (51.0799) is the residual — programs the school has positioned outside the standard code, frequently for online-completion or specialty-track reasons. The wage data is similar between the two ($60,828 here, comparable in 51.0701) because the underlying labor market overlaps. If you’re unsure which lane you want, the broader 51.0701 is a safer choice.
Should I plan on getting a master’s?
If you want senior healthcare-administration roles, yes. The Master of Health Administration (MHA), MBA, or MPH is the field’s expected credential for executive director, senior administrator, or hospital-leadership positions. The bachelor’s sustains a long career in mid-level operations roles, but management-track ceilings are real. Most senior healthcare administrators reach those positions through a combination of bachelor’s + 5-10 years experience + master’s study.
What should I check before enrolling in a 51.0799-coded program?
Three things: ask which specific track the program covers (revenue cycle, long-term care, specialty clinic, or generalist) — "Other"-coded programs vary considerably; verify whether the program is built for traditional pre-career undergraduates or for working-adult credential completion (Southern New Hampshire and similar schools target the latter); and confirm whether course credits transfer cleanly to a Master of Health Administration program if you might want to ladder up. Program fit matters more than the CIP code itself.