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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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/Medical Records Technology/Technician for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician is the 175th most popular major in the country with 9,664 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 653 health information/medical records technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 41 health information/medical records technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,720 and $23,024 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in health information/medical records technology/technician. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality health information/medical records technology/technician programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the health information/medical records technology/technician program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician for a Bachelor’s” list to help you make the college decision.
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 bachelor’s degree vets studying health information/medical records technology/technician.
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Bellevue College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Bellevue, Washington, this fairly large public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s health information/medical records technology/technician students in 2020-2021.
BC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Of the 12,286 students enrolled at BC, 413 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 278 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,552. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. BC offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, San Diego Mesa College landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in San Diego, California, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s health information/medical records technology/technician degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at San Diego Mesa College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Of the 20,693 students enrolled at San Diego Mesa College, 982 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 745 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $536. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at San Diego Mesa College]](/colleges/san-diego-mesa-college/student-life/veterans/)
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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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