Health Information Management at Texas State University

What traits are you looking for in a health information school? To help you decide if Texas State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's health information program.

Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and approximately 37,812 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 39 health information majors received their bachelor's degree from Texas State.

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.

Texas State Health Information Management Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Texas State

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

• Master’s Degree

Texas State Health Information Management Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health information major at Texas State 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
Most Popular Health Information Management Graduate Certificate Schools	13
Most Focused Health Information Management Graduate Certificate Schools	13
Best Value Health Information Management Master’s Degree Schools	13
	21
Best Value Health Information Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	61
	71
Most Focused Health Information Management Schools	79
Best Health Information Management Schools	95

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

Health Information Student Demographics at Texas State

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

Texas State Health Information Management Bachelor’s Program

The health information program at Texas State awarded 39 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 23% of these degrees went to men with the other 77% going to women. The typical health information bachelor's degree program is made up of only 14% men. So male students are more repesented at Texas State since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 38% 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 Texas State University with a bachelor's in health information.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Texas State Health Information Management Master’s Program

The health information program at Texas State awarded 14 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 14% of these degrees went to men with the other 86% going to women.

In the health information master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Texas State 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 TX, the home state for Texas State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Medical and Health Services Managers	30,010	$105,450

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.