Health Information Schools

As a professor or instructor of health information classes at one of the 459 accredited health information schools in the country, you play a valuable role in shaping the education, and, in effect, the future of this growing field. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in health information, which encompasses health information training at the following levels:

  • Health Information Certificate
  • Associates degree in Health Information
  • Bachelors degree in Health Information

Statistics

Professional Trends

National Employment growth for Health information professionals

164,700 165,590 168,650 170,580 176,090
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  • Dark Yellow: Actual Values

176,090 health information professionals were working in the US in the year 2010. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of health information professionals has grown by 7%.

This growth is faster than the growth for all careers during the same time period. There was a 1% decline for all careers. This trend is expected to contine until the year 2018.

National Salary percentiles for Health information professionals

10th percentile		 $21,240
25th percentile		 $25,570
50th percentile		 $32,350
75th percentile		 $42,170
90th percentile		 $53,430

The median yearly salary earned by health information professionals, in 2010, was $32,350. This is 49% less than the national median salary for all professions, which was $68,155 per year.

National Median Salary Growth For Health Information

$28,030 $29,290 $30,610 $31,290 $32,350
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  • Light Blue: Salaries

Health information professionals' salaries have seen a 15% growth from the year 2006 to the year 2010.

Educational Trends

National Health Information Student enrollment growth by degree

2,387 2,618 2,862 2,890 3,646
0 6 6 61 183
6 4 8 0 0
8 3 5 0 0
2,801 2,716 2,588 2,799 2,338
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  • Yellow: Associate's Degree in Health Information
  • Blue: Bachelor's Degree in Health Information
  • Red: Doctorates Degree in Health Information
  • Light blue: Master's Degree in Health Information
  • Grey: Certificate in Health Information

We are seeing a rapid change in the career outlook for health information professionals. However, the story on the educational front is quite different. In 2006, 5,202 students graduated from health information degree programs in the US. In 2010, 6,167 students graduated from health information schools.

This represents a 19% change in 4 years. This growth in the number of students graduating from health information courses is greater than the change nationally for students graduating from institutions for higher education in general, which has been a 12% growth from 2006 to 2010.

Health Information Programs offered Nationwide

associate		 256
bachelor		 9
master		 0
doctor		 0
Certificate		 157
Total422

It is interesting to note that as student graduation is up, the number of schools offering health information programs has also increased. In the year 2006, there were 334 health information schools in the US. And in the year 2010, there were 459 schools.

Health Information Faculty Salaries

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The number of health information faculty, growth in the field of health information academia and health information faculty salaries is all data we are currently in the process of collecting. This is where we need your help. If you teach health information courses to students at the certificate in health information, associates degree in health information, and bachelors degree in health information levels, please anonymously submit your information in the field below. By doing so, you will be helping us build a valuable database resource for the benefit of current and future health information faculty. A summary of what your peers have told us up until now will be available once you submit your information.

States

  1. Health Information Schools in Texas43 Schools
  2. Health Information Schools in Florida38 Schools
  3. Health Information Schools in California36 Schools
  4. Health Information Schools in Ohio30 Schools
  5. Health Information Schools in Illinois21 Schools
  6. Health Information Schools in Missouri16 Schools
  7. Health Information Schools in New York15 Schools
  8. Health Information Schools in Pennsylvania15 Schools
  9. Health Information Schools in Michigan15 Schools
  10. Health Information Schools in Minnesota15 Schools
  11. Health Information Schools in Tennessee15 Schools
  12. Health Information Schools in Georgia14 Schools
  13. Health Information Schools in Indiana14 Schools
  14. Health Information Schools in Washington State10 Schools
  15. Health Information Schools in North Carolina10 Schools
  16. Health Information Schools in Wisconsin9 Schools
  17. Health Information Schools in South Carolina9 Schools
  18. Health Information Schools in New Mexico8 Schools
  19. Health Information Schools in Maryland8 Schools
  20. Health Information Schools in Virginia7 Schools
  21. Health Information Schools in New Jersey7 Schools
  22. Health Information Schools in Louisiana7 Schools
  23. Health Information Schools in Arizona7 Schools
  24. Health Information Schools in Arkansas7 Schools
  25. Health Information Schools in Massachusetts7 Schools
  26. Health Information Schools in Kentucky6 Schools
  27. Health Information Schools in Alabama6 Schools
  28. Health Information Schools in Colorado6 Schools
  29. Health Information Schools in Utah5 Schools
  30. Health Information Schools in Nevada5 Schools
  31. Health Information Schools in Iowa5 Schools
  32. Health Information Schools in Kansas5 Schools
  33. Health Information Schools in Oklahoma5 Schools
  34. Health Information Schools in North Dakota4 Schools
  35. Health Information Schools in Oregon4 Schools
  36. Health Information Schools in South Dakota4 Schools
  37. Health Information Schools in Mississippi4 Schools
  38. Health Information Schools in Idaho3 Schools
  39. Health Information Schools in West Virginia3 Schools
  40. Health Information Schools in Connecticut3 Schools
  41. Health Information Schools in Hawaii2 Schools
  42. Health Information Schools in Nebraska2 Schools
  43. Health Information Schools in Maine2 Schools
  44. Health Information Schools in Montana1 Schools
  45. Health Information Schools in Vermont1 Schools

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