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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Health Information for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Plains States region, there were 292 health information management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Health Information for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree 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.
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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 Plains States Region for Health Information for a Master’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools 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 Plains States Region for Health Information for a Master’s”.
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Health Information for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Park University landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Parkville, Missouri, and it awarded 91 masters’s health information degrees in 2020-2021.
Park University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Health Information Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Among the 10,165 students enrolled at Park University, 5 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 8 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,501. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Park University Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Health Information for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The College of Saint Scholastica landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Duluth, Minnesota, and it awarded 58 masters’s health information degrees in 2020-2021.
St. Scholastica also took the #1 spot in our “Best Health Information Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Among the 3,712 students enrolled at The College of Saint Scholastica, 151 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 75 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,081. To help with additional expenses, 4 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%.
Full St. Scholastica 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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