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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Health Information for a Bachelor’s” ranking.
Health Information Management is the 251st most popular major in the country with 3,317 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Georgia, there were 286 health information management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 39 health information management graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,491 and $29,433 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Health Information for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in health information management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality health information management programs as well as strong veteran support.
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.
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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 “Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Health Information for a Bachelor’s” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Health Information for a Bachelor’s”.
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Health Information for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Augusta University landed the #1 spot on the list. Augusta University is a public institution located in Augusta, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Augusta University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Health Information Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list.According to our most recent data, Augusta University supports 8,920 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Augusta University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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 Augusta University Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Health Information for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Gordon State College landed the #2 spot on the list. Gordon State College is a small school located in Barnesville, Georgia that handed out 10 bachelors’s health information degrees in 2020-2021.
Gordon did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Health Information Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list.Of the 3,231 students enrolled at Gordon State College, 91 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 28 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,214. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Gordon State College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Gordon State College]](/colleges/gordon-state-college/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of Coastal Georgia. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Health Information for a Bachelor’s. CCGA is a small school located in Brunswick, Georgia that handed out 14 bachelors’s health information degrees in 2020-2021.
CCGA also made our “Best Health Information Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list, coming in at #2.According to our most recent data, CCGA supports 3,457 students, and 187 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 113 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,586. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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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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