Master of Health Information Management – Healthcare Information Security Concentration Online
Distinguish yourself as a healthcare data security specialist and qualify for leadership roles in a high-growth field. This 100% online degree program prepares healthcare and non-healthcare professionals for in-demand opportunities.
Program Overview
Consider the scope of our 100% online MHIM – Healthcare Information Security program
The burgeoning field of healthcare information management (HIM) has created a demand for specialized leaders who can work alongside clinicians to ensure the safety of patient records. Texas State’s nationally recognized Master of Health Information Management – Healthcare Information Security Concentration program will help future-proof your career while enabling you to work in a wide range of settings.
Learn how to capture, share, and manage patient electronic health information and become versed in related software including Python, R, and Tableau. Texas State’s accredited MHIM programs are the only programs in Texas—and among about 20 in the country—that prepare you to sit for the RHIA exam. Benefit from multiple start dates and affordable, pay-as-you-go tuition.
As a student of this MHIM – Healthcare Information Security online program, you will learn how to:
- Oversee healthcare operations
- Ensure healthcare quality and safety
- Implement healthcare policy
- Protect data from breaches and ensure online privacy
- Ethically use data and information
- Oversee healthcare operations
- Ensure healthcare quality and safety
- Implement healthcare policy
- Protect data from breaches and ensure online privacy
- Ethically use data and information
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Accreditation
The health information management accreditor of Texas State University is the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM). The university's accreditation for the Master of Health Information Management (MHIM) degree has been affirmed through October 2028. All inquiries about program 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 [email protected].
Tuition
Stay on track with affordable, pay-by-the-course tuition
Tuition for the master’s in health information management – healthcare information security online program is affordable and paid by the course, so you can achieve your academic goals while remaining within your budget.
| Program | Per Credit Hour | Per Course | Per Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| MHIM – Healthcare Information Security | $499 | $1,497 | $17,964* |
*Tuition and fees are subject to change by legislative or Board of Regents action; changes become effective on the date of enactment. For more information, please visit https://onestop.txst.edu/cost-payments/cost-attendance.html.
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Calendar
Our academic calendar gives you a choice of start dates
The Texas State Master of Health Information Management – Healthcare Information Security is delivered in a convenient online learning format that offers maximum flexibility for working adults like you. Choose the start date that fits your goals.
| Term | Start Date | App Deadline | Document Deadline | Registration Deadline | Tuition Deadline | Class End Date | Term Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 1 2025 | 1/13/25 | 12/30/24 | 1/6/25 | 1/13/25 | 1/13/25 | 3/3/25 | 8 weeks |
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Admissions
What you need to apply to this master’s in health information management online program
Apply to the online MHIM – Healthcare Information Security program quickly and easily with our streamlined admission process. Review the admission requirements below and take the next step toward your professional goals.
To be eligible to earn your MHIM – Healthcare Information Security online from Texas State University, you must have the following:
- Completed online application
- Nonrefundable application fee of $55 ($90 for international*)
- Baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited university
- Minimum 2.75 GPA in the last 60 hours of undergraduate course work (plus any completed graduate courses)
- Completed background courses in: statistics, introduction to microcomputer applications, pathophysiology and pharmacology, anatomy and physiology, and medical terminology
- Students who lack one or more prerequisite courses may be admitted conditionally and assigned additional coursework as needed to satisfy all prerequisite requirements.
- GRE not required
- Completed background courses in: statistics, introduction to microcomputer applications, pathophysiology and pharmacology, anatomy and physiology, and medical terminology
- Resume/CV
- Statement of purpose indicating your ability and interest in completing the degree program
- Three letters of recommendation from professionals or academics competent to assess your interest in pursuing a career or advancing in the field of study
Approved English Proficiency Exam Scores:
Applicants are required to submit an approved English proficiency exam score that meets the minimum program requirements below unless they have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher from a regionally accredited U.S. institution or the equivalent from a country on our exempt countries list.
- Official TOEFL iBT scores required with a 78 overall
- Official PTE scores required with a 52 overall
- Official IELTS (academic) scores required with a 6.5 overall and minimum individual module scores of 6.0
- Official Duolingo scores required with a 110 overall
- Official TOEFL Essentials scores required with an 8.5 overall
You have the opportunity to upload copies of your official transcripts during the application process (not print-outs, grade reports, advising transcripts or transcripts stamped "unofficial"). You can accomplish this by ordering or requesting your official transcripts from your university registrar, opening the documents, and scanning them into one PDF file. Please follow the instructions below when uploading your documents:
Electronic transcripts can be sent to Texas State University graduate admissions at [email protected].
Official transcripts can be mailed to:
TXST One Stop
Texas State University – Graduate Admissions
601 University Dr.
San Marcos, TX 78666
*Texas
State defines an international student as anyone who is in a non-immigrant visa
status, including H-1B visa holders. If you are not a U.S. citizen, permanent
resident, refugee, or asylee, you would be classified as an international
student and should complete the international application for admission.
Admission Requirements
- Minimum 2.75 GPA
- No GRE required
- Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited university
Courses
Explore your online MHIM – Healthcare Information Security courses
To graduate with your health information management master’s degree from Texas State University, you must complete a total of 36 credit hours, including 27 credit hours of core courses, and nine credit hours of electives.
This course provides clinical foundations for graduate students studying Health Information Management. Course content varies based on academic preparation and may include topics such as pathophysiology and pharmacology, medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, computing and statistics in a modular format. This course does not earn graduate degree credit and is excluded from the Graduate GPA.
The list of electives provided is not exhaustive and is subject to change. New courses may be added as additional programs launch or as student demand increases. Students are advised to work with an academic advisor to select and schedule their elective courses according to their degree plan and availability.
Students will take HIM 5352 and HIM 5353 plus 1 addtional course from the following:
