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Bachelor of Science in
Health Information Management

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LEVEL

Undergraduate

DEGREE

Health Information Management (BS)

COLLEGE

College of Health Sciences/Health Information Management

LOCATION

On Campus, Hybrid

Bachelor of Science in Health Information Management

Are you detail-oriented and enthusiastic about health care and data management? Are you interested in jobs in health care, the industry that makes up one-fifth of the U.S. economy? Combine your interests and passions with a Bachelor of Science in Health Information Management from Alabama State University and prepare for a fast-growing career in information management.

Health information administrators are the foundation of the health care ecosystem. They collect, store and analyze secure health data to protect the privacy and confidentiality of patients’ information and serve as an information exchange port to manage and share secure information between consumers, providers and other stakeholders such as policy makers. Earning your health information management degree from ASU can unlock diverse career paths in data analysis, compliance, public health research and other health care fields.

Why Earn Your Health Information Management Degree at Alabama State University?

As the oldest and only accredited undergraduate program in the state of Alabama, our graduates are sought-after both in Alabama and around the country for their experience, expertise and critical thinking skills.

Thanks to our holistic approach to health information management and the dedication of our diverse faculty and internal and external stakeholders, our program boasts a 90% employment rate for our graduates. This gives you the best chance of securing a rewarding career and earning a great salary with a degree in health information from Alabama State University.

Explore Health Information Management Courses at ASU

When you earn your health information management degree at ASU, you’ll take courses to build a solid foundation in topics such as medical terminology, pathophysiology and pharmacology, leadership, information technology, health care revenue cycle management, coding, quality assessment and research. This combination of health care knowledge, leadership and organizational skills will help you become a skilled and efficient health information professional.

Some of the core health information courses you’ll take at ASU include:

  • Anatomy and Physiology with Pharmacology
  • Research and Data Analysis
  • Current Trends in Healthcare
  • Legal Aspects of Healthcare
  • Quality Evaluation and Management
  • Leadership

Your culminating experience within the forensic science bachelor degree is a senior capstone project, which puts your learning to work while pursuing a research project that interests you. You’ll leave ASU with the expertise to succeed in any number of rewarding forensic science bachelor degree jobs in Alabama and beyond. You can also pursue a master’s degree in forensic science at ASU.

 

What Can You Do With a Health Information Management Degree?

Health information managers organize and protect patient health information, including sensitive health data that must be secure and confidential. Doctors, nurses and other health care providers rely on health information managers to maintain data and ensure it is accurate and accessible. In addition to a career in an important field, you’ll also benefit from exceptional salary potential with a bachelor’s degree.

With a health information management degree from ASU, you’ll be well prepared for many exciting and fast-paced jobs, including:

Graduates from forensic science bachelor’s degree programs have gone on to work as:

  • Clinical documentation improvement officer
  • Research and data analyst
  • Coding manager
  • Privacy officer
  • Health information management director

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment for health information administrators is expected to grow 32% over the next decade, more than triple that for all other occupational fields in the country.

Places Alumni Work

 

Why Earn Your Health Information Management Degree at ASU?

Your health information management degree from Alabama State University is an accredited degree respected across the country. From our distinguished faculty to our ever-growing community of students, clinical sites, stakeholders and alumni, we take great pride in the unique benefits of our program

Get hands-on experience in health information.

We offer experiential classes in which you can master the health information applications and tools that you will use every day in your career, as well as technical and administrative professional clinical practice experience courses providing supervised management activities in a health care organization — so you graduate with the experience to earn a great health information manager salary.

Work with experienced faculty.

Thanks to our remarkably small classes, you can work closely with faculty members who bring their years of experience teaching and working in various leadership capacities and health care settings into their classes.

Join a thriving community.

Our health information management students develop long-lasting relationships with each other, both in classes and in our Student Health Information Management Association, which promotes community service and social interaction between our students.

Program Callouts

92

The percentage of students employed in health information

32

The percentage of job growth for health information managers

1:10

Our student-to-faculty ratio

$93,537

The average health information manager salary, according to Salary.com

What Our Health Information Management Alumni Say

 

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John D.
'19, B.S., Degree Program
 

Related Programs and Additional Resources

ASU’s Department of Physical Sciences is dedicated to guiding and mentoring the next generation of leaders in forensic science. See how you can pursue a career in forensic science here at ASU

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Department of Health Information Management

The Department of Health Information Management aims to help students develop the skills and knowledge to succeed as health information managers dedicated to furthering social justice and equity through protecting patients’ information and ensuring that their health data remains accurate. Please contact us if you have any questions about our program and how it can help you achieve your dreams.