Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder at Southwest University at El Paso

Every medical insurance coding specialist/coder school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the medical insurance coding specialist/coder program at Southwest University at El Paso stacks up to those at other schools.

Southwest University at El Paso is located in El Paso, Texas and has a total student population of 1,558.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder section at the bottom of this page.

Southwest University at El Paso Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder

Southwest University at El Paso Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder Rankings

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Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder Student Demographics at Southwest University at El Paso

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the medical insurance coding specialist/coder majors at Southwest University at El Paso.

Southwest University at El Paso Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of medical insurance coding specialist/coder associate's degrees went to men and 84% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical insurance coding specialist/coder only graduates about 7% men each year. The program at Southwest University at El Paso may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 10% more women than average.

Southwest University at El Paso does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in medical insurance coding specialist/coder graduates 53% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southwest University at El Paso with a associate's in medical insurance coding specialist/coder.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	36
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Other Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Health Information Management

Careers That Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder Grads May Go Into

A degree in medical insurance coding specialist/coder can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for Southwest University at El Paso.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Medical Assistants	59,930	$31,580
Medical Records and Health Information Technicians	17,210	$41,950

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.