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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Health Information for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 3,317 people earned their degree in health information management, making the major the 251st most popular in the United States.
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 “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Health Information for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in health information management. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great health information management programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the health information management program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Health Information for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree vets studying health information.
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Health Information for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Central New Mexico Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Central New Mexico Community College is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 19 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
CNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Health Information Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.According to our most recent data, Central New Mexico Community College supports 21,398 students, and 839 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 390 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,171. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full CNM Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Arizona College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Health Information for an Associate list. Central Arizona College is a small public school situated in Coolidge, Arizona. It awarded 16 associates’s health information degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree vets studying health information list, Pinal County Community College has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Health Information Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 4,076 students enrolled at Pinal County Community College, 149 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 85 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $843. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Central Arizona College Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Health Information for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwest University at El Paso landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 37 associates’s health information degrees in 2020-2021.
Southwest University at El Paso not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Health Information Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Among the 1,558 students enrolled at Southwest University at El Paso, 223 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 240 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,581. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Southwest University at El Paso does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Southwest University at El Paso Veteran Student Life Report
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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