Health Information Management Schools In Texas
Texas has 5 accredited health information management schools where health information management faculty who teach health information management classes can find employment. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the health information management academic community in Texas, and the future trends in health information management training at the following levels:
- Health Information Management Certificate
- Associates degree in Health Information Management
- Bachelors degree in Health Information Management
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Professional Trends
Texas Vs. National Health Information Management Employment
| Texas | 33,350 |
| National | 459,080 |
Of all of the health information management professionals that work in the US, approximately 7% work in Texas state.
Employment Growth for Health information management professionals In Texas
| 26,210 | 28,370 | 29,620 | 33,190 | 33,350 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Texas, the field of health information management is growing. In Texas, 7,140 more health information management professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. This represents a 27% growth in the field. This is faster than the trend for health information management professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of health information management professionals has grown by 15% between 2006 and 2010.
Health Information Management VS. All Professions salaries in Texas
| $51,025 | $52,340 | $55,060 | $58,045 | $62,245 |
| $42,701 | $44,703 | $45,514 | $47,910 | $49,136 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Health Information Management
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to health information management professionals are growing in Texas. In 2006 health information management professionals made a mean salary of $51,025 per year, and in 2010 they made $62,245 per year.
Salary percentiles for Health information management professionals in Texas
10th percentile |
$33,290 |
25th percentile |
$43,675 |
50th percentile |
$56,745 |
75th percentile |
$73,865 |
90th percentile |
$95,535 |
This represents a 18% growth in salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In Texas state, within the field of health information management, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid health information management professionals earn 187% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.
Average Salaries for Health information management professionals and related professions in Texas
Health Information |
$34,420 |
Health Information Management |
$62,245 |
Health Science |
$67,152 |
Healthcare Administration |
$90,070 |
Healthcare Management |
$90,070 |
Information Systems |
$101,700 |
Information Technology |
$82,054 |
Medical Coding |
$34,420 |
Health information management professionals in Texas earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Health Information Management programs available for each degree type for all schools in Texas
associate |
1 |
bachelor |
2 |
master |
0 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
2 |
| Total | 5 |
The number of students graduating from the 5 accredited health information management schools in Texas is decreasing. In Texas, there were 410 graduates in 2006. And there were 66 graduates from health information management courses in 2010.
Thus there was a 84% percent decrease in the number of health information management school degree or certificate graduates in Texas. A majority of these graduates, or 40%, graduated with an bachelor's degree in health information management.