by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Major in the Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician is the 175th most popular major in the country with 9,664 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 640 health information/medical records technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 406 health information/medical records technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 38 colleges that offered a degree in health information/medical records technology/technician. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in health information/medical records technology/technician.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree health information/medical records technology/technician students.
Out of the 38 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rasmussen University - Kansas landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Topeka, Kansas, and it awarded 11 associates’s health information/medical records technology/technician degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 38 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Nebraska Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. WNCC is a public institution located in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rasmussen University - North Dakota. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Fargo, North Dakota, this small private for-profit school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified associates’s health information/medical records technology/technician students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Central College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Major in the Plains States Region. This small school is located in Union, Missouri, and it awarded 13 associates’s health information/medical records technology/technician degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rochester Community and Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Rochester, Minnesota, and it awarded 20 associates’s health information/medical records technology/technician degrees in 2020-2021.
Indian Hills Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. Ottumwa, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s health information/medical records technology/technician degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
Rasmussen University - Minnesota came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in St. Cloud, Minnesota, and it awarded 41 associates’s health information/medical records technology/technician degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
Minnesota State Community and Technical College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Major in the Plains States Region ranking. M State is a medium-sized public school situated in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. It awarded 24 associates’s health information/medical records technology/technician degrees in 2020-2021.
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Jefferson College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #9. JeffCo is located in Hillsboro, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 associates’s health information/medical records technology/technician degrees to qualified students.
Full JeffCo Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Report
Eastern Iowa Community College District came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Eastern Iowa Community Colleges is a medium-sized school located in Davenport, Iowa that handed out 23 associates’s health information/medical records technology/technician degrees in 2020-2021.
Hutchinson Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #11. Hutchinson Community College is a medium-sized school located in Hutchinson, Kansas that handed out 27 associates’s health information/medical records technology/technician degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Hutchinson Community College Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Report
Ridgewater College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Ridgewater College is a small school located in Willmar, Minnesota that handed out 15 associates’s health information/medical records technology/technician degrees in 2020-2021.
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Anoka Technical College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Anoka Technical College is a small public school situated in Anoka, Minnesota. It awarded 15 associates’s health information/medical records technology/technician degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Anoka Technical College Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Report
State Fair Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Major in the Plains States Region ranking. State Fair Community College is a small public school situated in Sedalia, Missouri. It awarded 12 associates’s health information/medical records technology/technician degrees in 2020-2021.
Metropolitan Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, this fairly large public school handed out 26 degrees to qualified associates’s health information/medical records technology/technician students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #16, Northeast Iowa Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Major in the Plains States Region list. Northeast Iowa Community College is a small public school situated in Calmar, Iowa. It awarded 9 associates’s health information/medical records technology/technician degrees in 2020-2021.
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North Dakota State College of Science ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Wahpeton, North Dakota, this small public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified associates’s health information/medical records technology/technician students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #18, St Cloud Technical and Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Major in the Plains States Region list. Saint Cloud, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s health information/medical records technology/technician degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
Dakota County Technical College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Rosemount, Minnesota, this small public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified associates’s health information/medical records technology/technician students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #20, Northwest Iowa Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Major in the Plains States Region list. Northwest Iowa Community College is a public institution located in Sheldon, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.
Ozarks Technical Community College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Springfield, Missouri, this fairly large public school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified associates’s health information/medical records technology/technician students in 2020-2021.
Missouri State University - West Plains came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Missouri State West Plains is located in West Plains, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s health information/medical records technology/technician degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #24, Northeast Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Major in the Plains States Region list. Norfolk, Nebraska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s health information/medical records technology/technician degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Northeast Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Report
Neosho County Community College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Neosho County Community College is a small school located in Chanute, Kansas that handed out 5 associates’s health information/medical records technology/technician degrees in 2020-2021.
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