National BSHIM ranking

Best Bachelor's Degrees in Health Information Management (2027)

We ranked all 60 active CAHIIM-accredited bachelor's programs listed under Health Information Management. The score stays inside the evidence CAHIIM publishes: current award status, review horizon, delivery, and the credential ladder at the same school.

Last updated: October 9, 2026
Programs ranked
60
Continuing status
43
Online
31
States represented
32

Key Takeaways

  • 60 programs qualify. That is the exact active CAHIIM bachelor's cohort for the Health Information Management subject area in this dataset.
  • 31 are online and 20 offer campus plus online study. The remaining 9 are campus-based.
  • Accreditation evidence controls 75% of the score. Current award status counts for 50 points and the next-review horizon for 25.
  • The score is reproducible from four published CAHIIM fields. Every program card shows the same factor breakdown used to set its position.
  • Choose the credential before the rank. If you already hold an associate degree, compare transfer rules and the remaining credits on each school's official page.

How the ranking works

How We Ranked the Best Bachelor's in Health Information Management Programs

The directory-only model assigns 50 points for current CAHIIM award status, 25 for the published next-review horizon, 15 for delivery access, and 10 for the number of CAHIIM credential levels at the institution. A later review date earns more horizon points. Hybrid delivery earns 15 access points, online earns 13, and campus delivery earns 8. A school with three or more CAHIIM credential levels earns 10 pathway points, two levels earns 6, and one earns 2. Ties break alphabetically. Read the directory-only ranking method for source and update rules.

Top 10 programs

Bachelor's in Health Information Management Programs Compared

Top 10 CAHIIM bachelor's programs in health information management ranked for 2027
#SchoolScoreDeliveryAwardReview
1 The College of St. Scholastica 96.0 Campus + online Continuing 2033-2034
2 Clarkson College 94.0 Online Continuing 2033-2034
3 CUNY School of Professional Studies 94.0 Online Continuing 2033-2034
4 Indiana University Northwest 92.4 Campus + online Continuing 2032-2033
5 Charter Oak State College 90.4 Online Continuing 2032-2033
6 University of Wisconsin - Green Bay 90.0 Online Continuing 2033-2034
7 Western Governors University 90.0 Online Continuing 2033-2034
8 Arkansas Tech University 88.4 Campus + online Continuing 2032-2033
9 Davenport University 87.3 Online Continuing 2030-2031
10 Rasmussen University Online Baccalaureate 86.4 Online Continuing 2032-2033

The profiles below rank every qualifying program. Browse them all in the bachelor's program directory.

School by school

Every Ranked Bachelor's Program in Health Information Management

#26 · 79.3 / 100

University of South Carolina - Upstate: Bachelor's in Health Information Management

South Carolina · Online · Continuing CAHIIM accreditation

CAHIIM lists the next review cycle as 2030-2031. Program director: Nick Rouse , MS, MBA, EdD, RHIA, ODS-C, CCS, CHDA, CHDA, CAISS & CSTR.

Explore University of South Carolina - Upstate's HIM bachelor's program Check its CAHIIM record Compare South Carolina HIM programs
Award points
50 / 50
Review points
14.3 / 25
Access points
13 / 15
Pathway points
2 / 10

How to Use This Bachelor's in Health Information Management Ranking

Start with delivery and transfer fit. Then open the official program page and request a transfer evaluation and a cost estimate for the credits you still need, not the full catalog total.

The BSHIM degree guide covers curriculum, the RHIA route, and transfer planning without repeating this ranked list. You can also compare the associate-level ranking if you are choosing between the RHIT and RHIA routes.

For evidence-gated shortlists, see the faith-based HIM ranking and the military-friendly HIM ranking.

Questions About Bachelor's Programs in Health Information Management

60 active CAHIIM-accredited bachelor's programs are listed under Health Information Management in the directory used for this ranking. The separate University of Pittsburgh bachelor's record is accredited under Health Informatics, so it belongs in that subject's comparison rather than this one.
The score uses four fields published in the CAHIIM directory: current accreditation award status, next-review horizon, delivery access, and the number of CAHIIM credential levels at the same institution. Accreditation evidence supplies 75 of 100 possible points.
These are active CAHIIM-accredited bachelor's programs in Health Information Management. CAHIIM programmatic accreditation is the education requirement to check when you plan to pursue the RHIA credential. Confirm the current status in CAHIIM's directory before you enroll because accreditation records can change.
31 programs are listed by CAHIIM as online and 20 are listed as campus-based and online. Another 9 are campus-based. Delivery describes where you study; it does not change the CAHIIM award status shown for the program.
Both are current CAHIIM award categories. Continuing status means the program has moved beyond its initial accreditation cycle. Initial status identifies a newer CAHIIM relationship, so read the program's accreditation-action record and next review date before deciding.

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