Health Information Schools In Minnesota
Minnesota has 15 accredited health information schools where health information faculty who teach health information classes can find employment. The trends in Minnesota's health information academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in health information includes health information training at the following levels:
- Health Information Certificate
- Associates degree in Health Information
Schools
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Statistics
Professional Trends
Minnesota Vs. National Health Information Employment
| Minnesota | 3,860 |
| National | 176,090 |
Of all of the health information professionals in the country, nearly 2% are in the state of Minnesota.
Employment Growth for Health information professionals In Minnesota
| 3,790 | 3,680 | 3,760 | 3,690 | 3,860 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Minnesota, health information is a growing field. There were 70 more health information professionals working in Minnesota in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Minnesota, this field has grown by 2% in four years. This is slower than the trend for health information professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of health information professionals has grown by 7% between 2006 and 2010.
Health Information VS. All Professions salaries in Minnesota
| $33,170 | $34,710 | $36,170 | $37,630 | $38,390 |
| $45,649 | $48,094 | $49,813 | $50,330 | $51,158 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Health Information
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
As the number of health information professionals is growing, the salaries paid to health information professionals are increasing in Minnesota. Health information professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $33,170 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $38,390 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Health information professionals in Minnesota
10th percentile |
$26,700 |
25th percentile |
$31,870 |
50th percentile |
$37,790 |
75th percentile |
$44,830 |
90th percentile |
$51,300 |
Thus, there was a 14% growth in health information professionals' salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. Within the field of health information, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid health information professionals earning 92% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Minnesota state.
Average Salaries for Health information professionals and related professions in Minnesota
Health Information |
$38,390 |
Health Information Management |
$68,785 |
Health Science |
$66,710 |
Information Systems |
$97,190 |
Information Technology |
$80,879 |
Medical Coding |
$38,390 |
In Minnesota, health information professionals earn, on average, less than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Health Information programs available for each degree type for all schools in Minnesota
associate |
13 |
bachelor |
0 |
master |
0 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
3 |
| Total | 16 |
The number of students graduating from the 15 accredited health information schools in Minnesota is increasing. In 2006, 107 students graduated from health information courses in Minnesota. And in 2010, 137 students graduated.
Thus there was a 28% percent increase in the number of health information school degree or certificate graduates in Minnesota. 81% of these graduates received an associate's degree in health information.