Health Information Management at William Rainey Harper College

Every health information management school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the health information program at William Rainey Harper College stacks up to those at other schools.

Harper College is located in Palatine, Illinois and approximately 12,199 students attend the school each year.

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.

Harper College Health Information Management Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Health Information

Harper College Health Information Management Rankings

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.

Health Information Student Demographics at Harper College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health information majors at William Rainey Harper College.

Harper College Health Information Management Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of health information associate's degrees went to men and 83% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in health information only graduates about 14% men each year. The program at Harper College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 3% more women than average.

Harper College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in health information graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from William Rainey Harper College with a associate's in health information.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant & Medical Secretary

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 IL, the home state for William Rainey Harper College.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Medical and Health Services Managers	14,050	$121,900

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.