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Health Information Management at Western Governors University

34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study health information management, take a look at what Western Governors University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WGU is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and approximately 147,866 students attend the school each year.

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.

WGU Health Information Management Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Health Information

Online Classes Are Available at WGU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

WGU does offer online education options in health information for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Bachelor’s Degree

WGU Health Information Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health information progam at WGU 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 WGU 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 Popular Online Health Information Management Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	1
Most Popular Online Health Information Management Trade Schools	1
Best Value Health Information Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
Most Popular Health Information Management Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	1
Most Popular Health Information Management Trade Schools	2
Best Value Health Information Management Schools	4
Best Health Information Management Trade Schools	5
Best Health Information Management Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	5
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Most Focused Health Information Management Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	37
Most Focused Health Information Management Trade Schools	69

Health Information Student Demographics at WGU

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

WGU Health Information Management Bachelor’s Program

86% Women

34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 292 students earned a bachelor's degree in health information from WGU. About 86% of these graduates were women and the other 14% were men. The typical health information bachelor's degree program is made up of only 11% men. So male students are more repesented at WGU since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health information at WGU 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 Western Governors University with a bachelor's in health information.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	53
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	177
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	27

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

Health Care Management

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 UT, the home state for Western Governors University.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Medical and Health Services Managers	3,560	$104,770

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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