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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Health Information” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Health Information Management is the 251st most popular major in the country with 3,317 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 266 health information management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Health Information” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in health information management. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent health information management programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the health information management program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The health information school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Health Information”.
One of our other unique offerings is College Combat. This tool lets you build your own customized comparisons utilizing the factors that are most important to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region vets studying health information.
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Health Information that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Seattle, Washington, this large public school awarded 69 diplomas to qualified ’s health information students in 2020-2021.
UW Seattle also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 48,149 students enrolled at UW Seattle, 1,283 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 769 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,190. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 University of Washington - Seattle Campus]](/colleges/university-of-washington-seattle-campus/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tacoma Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Health Information list. Tacoma Community College is located in Tacoma, Washington and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 ’s health information degrees to qualified students.
Tacoma Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, Tacoma Community College supports 5,823 students, and 694 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 476 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,070. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Tacoma Community College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Tacoma Community College]](/colleges/tacoma-community-college/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oregon Institute of Technology. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Health Information. Klamath Falls, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s health information degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
OIT also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 104 of the 5,323 students enrolled at OIT were GI Bill® students, of which 57 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,491. During this same period, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. OIT does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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%.
Full OIT Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Health Information that were part of this year’s ranking, Loma Linda University landed the #4 spot on the list. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Loma Linda, California. It awarded 9 ’s health information degrees in 2020-2021.
Loma Linda University also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, Loma Linda University supports 4,468 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Loma Linda University Veteran Student Life Report
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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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