Health Information Management at Western Governors 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 Western Governors University stacks up to those at other schools.

WGU is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and has a total student population of 147,866. Of the 11,924 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Western Governors University in 2021, 292 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.

WGU Health Information Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Information

Online Classes Are Available at WGU

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree

WGU Health Information Management Rankings

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

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health information major at WGU 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 Online Health Information Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
Most Popular Online Health Information Management Schools	1
Best Value Health Information Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
Most Popular Health Information Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
Most Popular Health Information Management Schools	2
Best Value Health Information Management Schools	4
Best Health Information Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5
Best Health Information Management Schools	6
	16
	24
Most Focused Health Information Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	37
Most Focused Health Information Management Schools	77

Health Information Student Demographics at WGU

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

WGU Health Information Management Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 292 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in health information from WGU. About 14% were men and 86% were women.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health information at WGU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	53
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	177
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	27

WGU 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 UT, the home state for Western Governors University.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Medical and Health Services Managers	3,560	$104,770

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.