Phoenix, AZ / Health information management programs
Health information management programs in Phoenix.
3 CAHIIM-accredited programs operate in Phoenix, AZ. In the broader Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler metro, Medical Records Specialists earn a median of $50,810 annually, right at the national median.
Accredited programs
Metro employed
Metro median wage
Top 10% wage
Metro wages
What Medical Records Specialists earn in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler metro.
BLS OEWS, May 2024. SOC 29-2072. Metro covers Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ.
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler metro
- Median annual
- $50,810
- Mean annual
- $53,210
- 10th percentile
- $38,450
- 90th percentile
- $70,970
- Total employed
- 2,030
National (for reference)
- Median annual
- $51,140
- Arizona state median
- $47,630
The local job market
Who hires HIM staff in Phoenix.
Phoenix is one of the fastest-growing healthcare labor markets in the country. Banner Health is headquartered here and is among the largest nonprofit health systems in the US, with HonorHealth, Valleywise Health, Dignity Health, and Mayo Clinic’s Arizona campus filling out the metro. HIM wages trend at or above the national median, and the market keeps adding hospital capacity.
Accredited programs
Every CAHIIM-accredited program in Phoenix.
You are not limited to campus
Online HIM programs work from Phoenix 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 1 of the 3 Phoenix programs is too. Employers verify the CAHIIM accreditation and the RHIT or RHIA credential; where the campus sits doesn't come up.
So compare the Phoenix options against the fully online programs and the rest of the Arizona 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 Phoenix: common questions.
How many CAHIIM-accredited HIM programs are in Phoenix?
Phoenix, AZ has 3 CAHIIM-accredited health information management programs: 1 baccalaureate degree, 1 master degree, 1 associate degree. 3 of them offer online delivery.
What do medical records specialists earn in Phoenix?
In the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler metro, medical records specialists earn a median of $50,810 a year, right at the national median (BLS OEWS May 2024). The top 10% earn $70,970.
Do I have to study in Phoenix to work in Phoenix?
No. 206 of the 350 CAHIIM-accredited programs nationwide are fully online, including 6 online-capable programs based in Arizona. 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 0038060).