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2022 Best Value Health Information Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region

7 Ranked Colleges
156 Degrees Awarded
$19,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Health Information Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Health Information Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 2,978 people earned their degree in health information management, making the major the 251st most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 640 health information management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 156 health information management graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Health Information Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in health information management. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent health information management programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the health information management program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Health Information Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Health Information Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Health Information Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Health Information Management in the Southeast Region

#1

Mercer University

Macon, Georgia
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Health Information Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mercer University landed the #1 spot on the list. Mercer University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Macon, Georgia. It awarded 43 masters’s health information degrees in 2019-2020.

Mercer also took the #4 spot in our “Best Health Information Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mercer University are $15,264, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Health Information Management at Mercer

#2

Louisiana Tech University

Ruston, Louisiana
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Health Information Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Ruston, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s health information degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

Louisiana Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Health Information Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana Tech are $12,690, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Health Information Management at Louisiana Tech University

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Health Information Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. UTHSC is a public institution located in Memphis, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UTHSC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Health Information Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center are $24,430, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Health Information Management at The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center

#4

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, Arkansas
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Health Information Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas Tech University landed the #4 spot on the list. ATU is located in Russellville, Arkansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s health information degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ATU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Health Information Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arkansas Tech University are $12,087, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Health Information Management at Arkansas Tech University

#5

University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mississippi. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Health Information Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. University of Mississippi is a large public school situated in University, Mississippi. It awarded 7 masters’s health information degrees in 2019-2020.

Ole Miss also made our “Best Health Information Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Mississippi are $25,099, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Mississippi Health Information Management Report

#6

Jacksonville University

Jacksonville, Florida
#7 in overall quality

Jacksonville University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Health Information Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. JU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Jacksonville, Florida. It awarded 21 masters’s health information degrees in 2019-2020.

JU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Health Information Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at JU are $14,742, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Health Information Management at Jacksonville University

#3 in overall quality

University of Central Florida did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Health Information Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. UCF is a large public school situated in Orlando, Florida. It awarded 40 masters’s health information degrees in 2019-2020.

UCF also made our “Best Health Information Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Florida are $28,657.

Read full report on Health Information Management at UCF

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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