Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Health Information Management
The Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Health Information Management (HIM) is a 100% online certificate designed to be a subset of the full HIM Major curriculum.
The primary purpose of the Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Health Information Management (HIM) is to allow a pathway for students with a bachelor’s degree in another field to gain the knowledge and competencies needed to successfully sit for the national RHIA credentialing examination without having to complete an additional bachelor’s degree.
Determine Your Path to the RHIA
Both of the following options will help you to prepare to sit for the RHIA exam. Choose the one that is most appropriate for your career goals.
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in HIM
- CAHIIM accredited
- Earn eligibility to sit for the RHIA credential exam upon completion
- 52 undergraduate credits
- No pre-requisite courses
- Up to 20 transfer credits allowed
- Approximate duration: 2 years
- Earn additional experience with completion of 80 hours of onsite professional practice
- Tuition: $410 per credit
MS Health Information Management
- CAHIIM accredited
- Earn eligibility to sit for the RHIA credential exam upon completion
- 40 graduate credits
- 9 pre-requisite credits (can be completed at start of the program)
- Approximate duration: 2 years
- Obtain leadership and management competency through experiential learning
- Tuition: $680 per credit
* Tuition rates are for the 2024-25 academic year. Additional fees and costs for course materials may apply. Total program cost and completion time varies depending on transfer credits and individual program plans. Tuition rates are subject to change. View 2023-24 rates
Joseph JancharThis certificate program benefited me in my current work environment by allowing me to grow and be promoted into a highly desired position.
Degree Details
Accreditation
The Health Informatics and Information Management accreditor of The College of St. Scholastica is the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM). The College’s accreditation for the Master’s degree in Health Information Management has been reaffirmed through 2023. All inquiries about the program’s accreditation status should be directed by mail to CAHIIM, 200 East Randolph Street, Suite 5100, Chicago, IL, 60601; by phone at 312-235-3255; or by email at info@cahiim.org.
Program Outcomes
The reporting period for these outcomes is Aug. 1, 2021-July 31, 2022.
- 84% of students complete the BS in HIIM program in the calculated average completion time
- 100% of BS in HIIM graduates responding to the graduate survey were employed full-time within 1 year of graduation*
- 100% of employers responding to the BS in HIIM Program employer survey stated they would hire a St. Scholastica graduate in the future
- 100% of professional practice experience mentors feel graduates will meet employer expectations
- 81% retention rate overall for BS in HIIM students
*For the graduate data, a graduate survey is sent out to all graduates 1 year after a student confers their degree. During the reporting period, there were 18 graduates contacted of which 6 responded to the survey. Of those, 6 were employed full-time within one year of graduation.
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