Health Information Management at American Public University System

If you are interested in studying health information management, you may want to check out the program at American Public University System. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

American Military University is located in Charles Town, West Virginia and approximately 50,047 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students received a bachelor's degree in health information from American Military University.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health Information Management section at the bottom of this page.

American Military University Health Information Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Information
• Master’s Degree in Health Information

Online Classes Are Available at American Military University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? American Military University offers distance education options for health information at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

American Military University Health Information Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health information progam at American Military University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health information major at American Military University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Information Management. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Health Information Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
Best Value Health Information Management Master’s Degree Schools	2
	4
Most Popular Online Health Information Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6
Most Popular Health Information Management Master’s Degree Schools	10
Best Value Health Information Management Schools	12
Most Popular Online Health Information Management Schools	12
Most Popular Health Information Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	13
Best Health Information Management Master’s Degree Schools	13
	15
Most Popular Health Information Management Schools	16
Most Focused Health Information Management Master’s Degree Schools	19
	23
Best Health Information Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	53
Best Health Information Management Schools	72
Most Focused Health Information Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	76
Most Focused Health Information Management Schools	107

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in health information from American Military University. This makes it the #10 most popular school for health information master’s degree candidates in the country.

Health Information Student Demographics at American Military University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health information majors at American Public University System.

American Military University Health Information Management Bachelor’s Program

The health information program at American Military University awarded 29 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 3% of these degrees went to men with the other 97% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its health information bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American Public University System with a bachelor's in health information.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

American Military University Health Information Management Master’s Program

Of the 14 students who graduated with a master’s in health information from American Military University in 2021, 21% were men and 79% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 14% men graduate in health information each year. American Military University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American Public University System with a master's in health information.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

American Military University also has a doctoral program available in health information. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Health Care Management

Careers That Health Information Grads May Go Into

A degree in health information can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WV, the home state for American Public University System.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Medical and Health Services Managers	1,610	$110,130

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.