Boston, MA / Health information management programs
Health information management programs in Boston.
3 CAHIIM-accredited programs operate in Boston, MA. In the broader Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro, Medical Records Specialists earn a median of $57,520 annually, 12% above the national median.
Accredited programs
Metro employed
Metro median wage
Top 10% wage
Metro wages
What Medical Records Specialists earn in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro.
BLS OEWS, May 2024. SOC 29-2072. Metro covers Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.
Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro
- Median annual
- $57,520
- Mean annual
- n/a
- 10th percentile
- $41,640
- 90th percentile
- $83,680
- Total employed
- 2,510
National (for reference)
- Median annual
- $51,140
- Massachusetts state median
- $60,350
The local job market
Who hires HIM staff in Boston.
Boston’s market is anchored by Mass General Brigham, the largest private employer in Massachusetts, plus Beth Israel Lahey Health, Tufts Medicine, and Boston Children’s. The academic-medicine density means clinical data, research records, and documentation-integrity roles show up here constantly, and Massachusetts wages for the occupation sit well above the national median.
Accredited programs
Every CAHIIM-accredited program in Boston.
You are not limited to campus
Online HIM programs work from Boston too.
HIM is one of the few healthcare fields you can train for entirely online: 206 of the 350 CAHIIM-accredited programs nationwide are fully online, and 2 of the 3 Boston programs are too. Employers verify the CAHIIM accreditation and the RHIT or RHIA credential; where the campus sits doesn't come up.
So compare the Boston options against the fully online programs and the rest of the Massachusetts field before you decide. Local can still win on price (community and technical colleges usually beat private online tuition) and on clinical-site relationships, but it should win on the merits, not by default.
FAQ
HIM programs in Boston: common questions.
How many CAHIIM-accredited HIM programs are in Boston?
Boston, MA has 3 CAHIIM-accredited health information management programs: 1 master degree, 1 associate degree, 1 baccalaureate degree. 3 of them offer online delivery.
What do medical records specialists earn in Boston?
In the Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro, medical records specialists earn a median of $57,520 a year, 12% above the national median (BLS OEWS May 2024). The top 10% earn $83,680.
Do I have to study in Boston to work in Boston?
No. 206 of the 350 CAHIIM-accredited programs nationwide are fully online, including 5 online-capable programs based in Massachusetts. Employers care about the CAHIIM accreditation and the RHIT or RHIA credential, not where the campus was.
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Source: CAHIIM Program Directory, refreshed . Wage figures from BLS OEWS May 2024 (metro CBSA 0014460).