Health Information Management at Dakota State University

If you are interested in studying health information management, you may want to check out the program at Dakota State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Dakota State is located in Madison, South Dakota and has a total student population of 3,186.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health Information Management section at the bottom of this page.

Dakota State Health Information Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Information

Online Classes Are Available at Dakota State

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Dakota State does offer online courses in health information for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Dakota State Health Information Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health information progam at Dakota State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health information major at Dakota State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Information Management. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	2
Best Health Information Management Trade Schools	2
Best Health Information Management Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	2
Best Value Health Information Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3
	3
Best Value Health Information Management Schools	12
Most Focused Health Information Management Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	23
Most Popular Online Health Information Management Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	27
Most Popular Online Health Information Management Trade Schools	43
Most Focused Health Information Management Trade Schools	46
Most Popular Health Information Management Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	57
Most Popular Health Information Management Trade Schools	85

Health Information Student Demographics at Dakota State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health information majors at Dakota State University.

Dakota State Health Information Management Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students earned a bachelor's degree in health information from Dakota State. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health information at Dakota State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Dakota State University with a bachelor's in health information.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Dakota State also has a doctoral program available in health information. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician
• Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder

Careers That Health Information Grads May Go Into

A degree in health information can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for SD, the home state for Dakota State University.

Occupation	Jobs in SD	Average Salary in SD
Medical and Health Services Managers	730	$106,830

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Jlgrabinger under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.