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Health Information Management at Missouri Western State University

45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a health information school? To help you decide if Missouri Western State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's health information program.

Missouri Western is located in Saint Joseph, Missouri and has a total student population of 4,911.

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.

Missouri Western Health Information Management Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Health Information

Missouri Western Health Information Management Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health information major at Missouri Western 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
Most Focused Health Information Management Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	16
Most Focused Health Information Management Trade Schools	35
Most Popular Health Information Management Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	45
Best Value Health Information Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	65
Most Popular Health Information Management Trade Schools	65
	82
Best Health Information Management Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	84
Best Value Health Information Management Schools	95
Best Health Information Management Trade Schools	118
	121

Health Information Student Demographics at Missouri Western

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

Missouri Western Health Information Management Bachelor’s Program

82% Women

45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Of the 11 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Health Information Management from Missouri Western in 2020-2021, 18% were men and 82% were women. The typical health information bachelor's degree program is made up of only 11% men. So male students are more repesented at Missouri Western since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health information at Missouri Western are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its health information bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

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 MO, the home state for Missouri Western State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Medical and Health Services Managers	6,840	$113,120

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
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