Health Information Management at Mercer University

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 Mercer University stacks up to those at other schools.

Mercer is located in Macon, Georgia and approximately 9,006 students attend the school each year. Of the 310 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Mercer University in 2021, 4 of them were health information management majors.

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.

Mercer Health Information Management Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Mercer

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Mercer does offer online courses in health information for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Mercer Health Information Management Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks health information programs across the country. The following shows how Mercer performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health information major at Mercer 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 Graduate Certificate Schools	2
Most Focused Health Information Management Master’s Degree Schools	5
Most Popular Health Information Management Master’s Degree Schools	5
Most Popular Online Health Information Management Graduate Certificate Schools	6
Best Value Health Information Management Master’s Degree Schools	6
Most Focused Health Information Management Graduate Certificate Schools	8
Best Health Information Management Graduate Certificate Schools	9
	9
Most Popular Health Information Management Schools	14
Most Focused Health Information Management Schools	28
Best Value Health Information Management Schools	66
Most Focused Health Information Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	83
	85

In 2021, 43 students received their master’s degree in health information from Mercer. This makes it the #5 most popular school for health information master’s degree candidates in the country.

Health Information Student Demographics at Mercer

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

Mercer Health Information Management Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of health information bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% 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 Mercer University with a bachelor's in health information.

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

Mercer Health Information Management Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 43 students earned a master's degree in health information from Mercer. About 88% of these graduates were women and the other 12% were men.

In the health information master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 72% of degree recipients. That is 28% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	28
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Mercer 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 GA, the home state for Mercer University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Medical and Health Services Managers	8,790	$111,850

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
• Image Credit: By Korea2006 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.