2023 Best Health Information Management Colleges for Veterans in New York

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 New York for Health Information” ranking.

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

Across New York, there were 87 health information management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Health Information” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 New York for Health Information” list to help you make the college decision.

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Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Health Information

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Health Information”.

Top 2 Best Health Information Management Colleges for Veterans in New York

1

SUNY Polytechnic Institute
Utica, New York

55 GI Bill® Students**

$6,230 Average GI Bill® Award

$57,011 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Health Information list. SUNY Polytechnic Institute is located in Utica, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 ’s health information degrees to qualified students.

SUNY Poly also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Of the 3,044 students enrolled at SUNY Poly, 55 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 31 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,230. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. SUNY Poly does offer 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 SUNY Polytechnic Institute Veteran Student Life Report

2

The Graduate Center, CUNY
New York, New York

49 GI Bill® Students**

$4,335 Average GI Bill® Award

$58,746 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Health Information that were part of this year’s ranking, The Graduate Center, CUNY landed the #2 spot on the list. The Graduate Center, CUNY is a public institution located in New York, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 60 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The Graduate Center also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Of the 9,300 students enrolled at The Graduate Center, 49 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 9 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,335. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

[Read full report on veteran student life at The Graduate Center]](/colleges/cuny-graduate-school-and-university-center/student-life/veterans/)

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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

Footnotes

• *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.