22
Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
926
Associate Degrees
If you pursue a associate degree in
health information/medical records technology/technician, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #39 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 22 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for health information/medical records technology/technician students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 926 associate degrees in health information/medical records technology/technician during the 2022-2023 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
The health information/medical records technology/technician associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality health information/medical records technology/technician program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
Overall Quality Is a Must
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we consider a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
- Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to health information/medical records technology/technician students as compared to other majors.
- Major Demand - How many other health information/medical records technology/technician students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
- Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
- Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized health information/medical records technology/technician related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for health information/medical records technology/technician students working on their associate degree.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The health information/medical records technology/technician 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 the Best Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region.