2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Information Major in the Southwest Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Information Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Health Information Management is the 251st most popular major in the country with 3,317 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Southwest region, there were 235 health information management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 93 health information management graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Information Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in health information management. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in health information management.

Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The health information school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Information Major in the Southwest Region”.

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Information Major in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree health information students.

Top 6 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Health Information Management in the Southwest Region

1

Southwest University at El Paso
El Paso, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwest University at El Paso. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Information Major in the Southwest Region. Southwest University at El Paso is located in El Paso, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 37 associates’s health information degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Read more about Health Information Management at Southwest University at El Paso

2

The College of Health Care Professions - Northwest
Houston, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The College of Health Care Professions - Northwest. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Information Major in the Southwest Region list. CHCP - Northwest is a small private for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 21 associates’s health information degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Health Information Management at CHCP - Northwest

3

Central Arizona College
Coolidge, Arizona

Top 20% overall quality in Southwest

Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Information Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Arizona College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Coolidge, Arizona, this small public school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified associates’s health information students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Health Information Management at Central Arizona College

4

Central New Mexico Community College
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Top 10% overall quality in Southwest

Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Information Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central New Mexico Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 19 associates’s health information degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Health Information Management at CNM

5

Oklahoma City Community College
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Top 25% overall quality in Southwest

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma City Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Information Major in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and it awarded 1 associates’s health information degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Health Information Management at Oklahoma City Community College

5

Pima Community College
Tucson, Arizona

Top 20% overall quality in Southwest

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pima Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Information Major in the Southwest Region. Pima Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 0 associates’s health information degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Pima Community College Health Information Management Report

• Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Health Information Management

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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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.