Health Information Management at Mercer University

If you plan to study health information management, take a look at what Mercer University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Mercer is located in Macon, Georgia and has a total student population of 9,006.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health Information Management section at the bottom of this page.

Mercer Health Information Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Information
• Master’s Degree in Health Information

Online Classes Are Available at Mercer

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Mercer does offer online education options in health information for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Mercer Health Information Management Rankings

Health Information Student Demographics at Mercer

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health information majors at Mercer University.

Mercer Health Information Management Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of health information master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 15% men graduate in health information each year. Mercer does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

In the health information master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 79% of degree recipients. That is 34% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mercer University with a master's in health information.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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Careers That Health Information Grads May Go Into

A degree in health information can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for GA, the home state for Mercer University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Medical and Health Services Managers	8,790	$111,850

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Korea2006 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.