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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Health Information for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 3,317 people earned their degree in health information management, making the major the 251st most popular in the United States.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 349 health information management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 321 health information management graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,089 and $26,296 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Health Information for a Bachelor’s” 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.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Health Information for a Bachelor’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Health Information for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Weber State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Health Information for a Bachelor’s list. Weber State University is a large school located in Ogden, Utah that handed out 22 bachelors’s health information degrees in 2020-2021.
WSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Health Information Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 747 of the 29,596 students enrolled at Weber State University were GI Bill® students, of which 472 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,815. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Governors University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Health Information for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 292 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s health information students in 2020-2021.
WGU also made our “Best Health Information Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #1.Among the 147,866 students enrolled at WGU, 8,828 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 5,287 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,681. To help with additional expenses, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at WGU]](/colleges/western-governors-university/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
- *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.
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