2025 Best Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in Illinois

If you pursue a associate degree in health information/medical records technology/technician, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #39 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 511 associate degrees in health information/medical records technology/technician during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of health information/medical records technology/technician for getting your associate degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on health information/medical records technology/technician students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of health information/medical records technology/technician students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized health information/medical records technology/technician related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for health information/medical records technology/technician students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in Illinois list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician in Illinois

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in health information/medical records technology/technician.

Top Illinois Schools for an Associate in Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician

1

Southwestern Illinois College
Belleville, IL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Southwestern Illinois College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in health information/medical records technology/technician. SWIC is a medium-sized public college located in the suburb of Belleville.More information about a associate in health information/medical records technology/technician from Southwestern Illinois College

2

Joliet Junior College
Joliet, IL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

19 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in health information/medical records technology/technician needs to check out Joliet Junior College. Joliet Junior College is a moderately-sized public college located in the suburb of Joliet.More information about a associate in health information/medical records technology/technician from Joliet Junior College

3

DeVry University - Illinois
Lisle, IL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

433 Annual Graduates

DeVry University - Illinois is one of the best schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in health information/medical records technology/technician. DeVry University - Illinois is a very large private for-profit university located in the suburb of Lisle.More information about a associate in health information/medical records technology/technician from DeVry University - Illinois

Best Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	450	165
Michigan	410	111
Wisconsin	224	92
Indiana	221	38

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Rankings in Majors Related to Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician

Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician is one of 23 different types of Health & Medical Administrative Services programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Health Information Management	41
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	23
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant & Medical Secretary	19
Medical Office Management/Administration	13
Medical Staff Services Technology/Technician	7
Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller	5
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist	3
Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist	2

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.