Degrees
Health information management degree guides.
Each guide covers the exam credential it qualifies you for, what to expect in the curriculum, the wage outcomes typical for graduates, and the CAHIIM-accredited programs available at that level.
Associate programs
Bachelor's programs
Master's programs
Certificate programs
Associate Degree
Two-year associate degree programs in health information management. Required for the RHIT exam and entry-level HIM roles.
Bachelor's Degree
Four-year bachelor's programs in HIM. Required to sit for the RHIA exam and the standard path into HIM management roles.
Master's Degree
Graduate programs in HIM and health informatics. The path toward HIM director roles and the emerging health informatics field.
By state
CAHIIM programs ranked in your state.
Each state link opens the ranked HIM programs in that state, scored on the seven-factor methodology and tied to state-specific BLS wage data and hospital system employer pipelines. See the state-rankings hub for the full index.
- Alabama 5
- Alaska 1
- Arizona 6
- Arkansas 5
- California 15
- Colorado 3
- Connecticut 5
- Florida 20
- Georgia 13
- Hawaii 1
- Idaho 1
- Illinois 22
- Indiana 13
- Iowa 2
- Kansas 7
- Kentucky 5
- Louisiana 7
- Maine 4
- Maryland 11
- Massachusetts 5
- Michigan 9
- Minnesota 11
- Mississippi 8
- Missouri 8
- Montana 1
- Nebraska 6
- Nevada 1
- New Hampshire 2
- New Jersey 4
- New Mexico 1
- New York 14
- North Carolina 13
- North Dakota 1
- Ohio 20
- Oklahoma 4
- Oregon 5
- Pennsylvania 11
- Puerto Rico 1
- South Carolina 4
- South Dakota 3
- Tennessee 7
- Texas 26
- Utah 3
- Virginia 6
- Washington 6
- West Virginia 7
- Wisconsin 16
- Wyoming 1
By metro
Top metros for health information management programs.
Cities with three or more CAHIIM-accredited programs, paired with BLS metro-level wage data for Medical Records Specialists.
- Chicago, IL 5 programs
- Houston, TX 5 programs
- Philadelphia, PA 5 programs
- Baltimore, MD 4 programs
- Grand Rapids, MI 4 programs
- Kansas City, KS 4 programs
- New Britain, CT 4 programs
- Adelphi, MD 3 programs
- Boston, MA 3 programs
- Duluth, MN 3 programs
- Fort Wayne, IN 3 programs
- Greenville, NC 3 programs
- Indianapolis, IN 3 programs
- Madison, SD 3 programs
- Milwaukee, WI 3 programs
- New York, NY 3 programs
- Omaha, NE 3 programs
- Orlando, FL 3 programs
- Phoenix, AZ 3 programs
- Pittsburgh, PA 3 programs
- Ruston, LA 3 programs
- West Lafayette, IN 3 programs
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