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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Information Major in the Southeast 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 Southeast region, there were 769 health information management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 161 health information management graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Information Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in health information management. That schools that top this list have a program in health information management in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Information Major in the Southeast Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree health information students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Information Major in the Southeast Region. The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center is a small public school situated in Memphis, Tennessee. It awarded 30 masters’s health information degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Health Information Management at The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Information Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mercer University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Macon, Georgia, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 43 diplomas to qualified masters’s health information students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Health Information Management at Mercer University
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Information Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Jacksonville University landed the #3 spot on the list. JU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Jacksonville, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Health Information Management at Jacksonville University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana Tech University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Information Major in the Southeast Region list. Louisiana Tech is a fairly large school located in Ruston, Louisiana that handed out 8 masters’s health information degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Health Information Management at Louisiana Tech
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas Tech University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Information Major in the Southeast Region list. Arkansas Tech University is a public institution located in Russellville, Arkansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Health Information Management at Arkansas Tech University
With a ranking of #6, University of Central Florida did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Information Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Central Florida is a public institution located in Orlando, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 41 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Health Information Management at University of Central Florida
American Public University System landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Information Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Charles Town, West Virginia, this large private for-profit school awarded 14 degrees to qualified masters’s health information students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Health Information Management at American Military University
University of Mississippi came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Information Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University, Mississippi is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s health information degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of Mississippi Health Information Management Report
University of South Carolina - Columbia came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Information Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of South Carolina - Columbia is a public institution located in Columbia, South Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Health Information Management at University of South Carolina - Columbia
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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
- *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.
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