Each year, in New Jersey, an average of 126 students graduate with credentials in health information. New Jersey has 7 health information schools to choose from, if you are interested in studying health information. At health information schools in New Jersey, you can expect to pay $8,192 per year in tuition for a degree in health information.
New Jersey's largest health information school, which is located in Hackensack, is HoHoKus-Hackensack School of Business and Medical Sciences. Approximately 70 students graduated with a health information degree from HoHoKus-Hackensack School of Business and Medical Sciences in 2009, which is 56% of the total state health information graduates for that year.
A majority of health information graduates choose to work as health information technicians. If you are planning on working in the state after graduation, you should know that the job outlook for health information technicians in New Jersey is not very good. There are currently an estimated 2,200 health information technicians working in New Jersey. The government expects, by 2018, for this number to increase by 6%, or to 2,350 health information technicians.
In New Jersey, as a health information technician, you can expect to earn a salary of anywhere from less than $28,840 per year to more than $61,755 per year. The median salary for health information technicians in New Jersey is $41,511 per year.
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Camden County College
Address:
College Drive, Blackwood, New Jersey 08012
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
Burlington County College
Address:
601 Pemberton-Browns Mills Road, Pemberton, New Jersey 08068-1599
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
Hudson County Community College
Address:
70 Sip Avenue, Jersey City, New Jersey 07306
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
Raritan Valley Community College
Address:
118 Lamington Road, Branchburg, New Jersey 08876
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
Berkeley College
Address:
44 Rifle Camp Rd, Woodland Park, New Jersey 07424
Awards Offered:
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
Bachelor's degree
DeVry University-New Jersey
Address:
630 US Hwy One, North Brunswick, New Jersey 08902-3362
Awards Offered:
Associate's degree
Bachelor's degree
Master's degree
HoHoKus-Hackensack School of Business and Medical Sciences
Address:
250 Moore Street, Hackensack, New Jersey 07601
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
2-4 years certificate