Health Information Management at Western Kentucky University

If you are interested in studying health information management, you may want to check out the program at Western Kentucky University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and approximately 17,517 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students received a bachelor's degree in health information from WKU.

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.

WKU Health Information Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Information

Online Classes Are Available at WKU

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.

WKU does offer online education options in health information for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree

WKU Health Information Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health information progam at WKU 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 WKU 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	20
Most Popular Health Information Management Schools	61
Most Focused Health Information Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	64
	75
	121

Health Information Student Demographics at WKU

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

WKU Health Information Management Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students earned a bachelor's degree in health information from WKU. About 92% of these graduates were women and the other 8% were men.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health information at WKU 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 Kentucky University with a bachelor's in health information.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WKU 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 KY, the home state for Western Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Medical and Health Services Managers	5,000	$91,820

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 OPMaster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.