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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. 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 for Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 9,664 people earned their degree in health information/medical records technology/technician, making the major the 175th most popular in the United States.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 70 health information/medical records technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in health information/medical records technology/technician. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent health information/medical records technology/technician 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/medical records technology/technician program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician for a Bachelor’s”.
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Franklin University landed the #1 spot on the list. Franklin University is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s health information/medical records technology/technician degrees to qualified students.
Franklin University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 5,926 students enrolled at Franklin University, 472 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 287 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,926. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Franklin University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Franklin University]](/colleges/franklin-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William Carey University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician for a Bachelor’s list. William Carey University is a medium-sized school located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi that handed out 8 bachelors’s health information/medical records technology/technician degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying health information/medical records technology/technician list, William Carey University has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, William Carey University supports 5,472 students, and 88 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 58 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,128. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full William Carey University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Saint Mary. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician for a Bachelor’s. University of St. Mary is a private not-for-profit institution located in Leavenworth, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of St. Mary, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 1,229 students enrolled at University of St. Mary, 72 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 46 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,039. To help with additional expenses, 2 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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 St. Mary]](/colleges/university-of-saint-mary/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Bellevue College landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Bellevue, Washington, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s health information/medical records technology/technician degrees in 2020-2021.
BC also made our “Best Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1.Among the 12,286 students enrolled at BC, 413 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 278 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,552. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, St John’s University - New York landed the #5 spot on the list. St John’s University - New York is a private not-for-profit institution located in Queens, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
STJ also made our “Best Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3.Among the 20,143 students enrolled at STJ, 11 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 10 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,047. In addition to receiving other benefits, 3 students qualified for 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 John’s University - New York Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #6, San Diego Mesa College did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician for a Bachelor’s list. San Diego, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s health information/medical records technology/technician degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at San Diego Mesa College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 20,693 students enrolled at San Diego Mesa College, 982 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 745 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $536. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician for a Bachelor’s ranking. BFIT is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 5 bachelors’s health information/medical records technology/technician degrees in 2020-2021.
BFIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 463 students enrolled at Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology, 20 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 15 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,668. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full BFIT Veteran Student Life Report
Shasta College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician for a Bachelor’s list. Shasta College is a public institution located in Redding, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Shasta College also made our “Best Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6.Among the 8,121 students enrolled at Shasta College, 121 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 98 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $250. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Shasta College 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.