I’m currently completing my BSN through WGU, so I can’t speak directly to the Health Information Management program, but I can speak to the WGU experience overall. The biggest benefit for me has been the flexibility: being able to work through courses on my own schedule, accelerate when I already understand the material, and slow down when a course or life situation needs more attention.
My advice would be to think about HIM as more than just “medical records.” There are a lot of career paths tied to compliance, coding, revenue cycle, quality improvement, privacy/HIPAA, data integrity, and healthcare operations. If you are organized, detail-oriented, and interested in the behind-the-scenes systems that keep healthcare running, it could be a really practical degree. I would also recommend looking at job postings now for roles you may want after graduation so you can compare the degree requirements, RHIA/RHIT preferences, coding certifications, and experience expectations before committing.