Overview

The curriculum of the Health Informatics program of the University of Minnesota consists of 31 credits of coursework, including a final capstone. Students take a sequence of core informatics courses and add electives to specialize their degree. We also offer two dual degrees, the PharmD and the MD/MHI.

Mission

To serve as the academic home for health informatics professional students pursuing a Master of Science in Health Informatics.
It will provide a thorough, broad-based, cutting-edge, high-quality educational program that facilitates initial entry and advancement in the health informatics workforce and/or prepare them for doctoral studies in the field.

Vision

A workforce of trained health informatics professionals with skills in the information and healthcare sciences who are contributing to solving important problems in health.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Health Informatics

Applied Health Care Databases: Database Principles and Data Evaluation

Clinical Informatics and Patient Safety

Health Care Analytics and Data Science

Population Health Informatics

Biostatistics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-09-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-06-15 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2025-02-15 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2026-01-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-10-15 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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Credits

31 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

GRE^®

Required

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Bachelor's degree from a regionally-accredited institution

At least a 3.0 undergrad GPA (Please include unofficial transcripts for all undergraduate courses taken.)

At least a 3.0 GPA for any post-baccalaureate degrees (Please include unofficial transcripts for all graduate courses taken.)

6 semester-credits or 9 quarter-credits in life or health sciences

Programming language course or experience- Experience must be explained and uploaded in "additional materials" section in the application.

The GRE is optional for the application cycle for all degrees

Complete demographic, educational history, and work history fields of application

Personal statement explaining why you want a degree in informatics

Transcripts for all post-secondary courses

2 letters of recommendation

Application fee ($75 for US citizens/permanent residents; $95 for international applicants)

English scores (TOEFL, IELTS, or MELAB) are required for all applicants

Tuition Fee

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International

29580 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 14790 USD per semester during 12 months.
National

29580 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 14790 USD per semester during 12 months.
In-State

19116 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 9558 USD per semester during 12 months.

Living costs for Minneapolis

1130 - 2045 USD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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