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Health Informatics, M.S.
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Program Overview

The Master of Science in Health Informatics degree program at Marshall University provides an interdisciplinary study of the design, development, adoption, and application of IT-based innovations in healthcare services, delivery, management, and planning. Marshall University’s Health Informatics program is the only of its kind in West Virginia.

Students enter the field of Health Informatics because it combines healthcare and technology; Health Informatics appeals to clinicians and technicians interested in the intersections of healthcare and technology. Further, Health Informatics is part of the burgeoning science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) field and qualifies as a STEM-designated degree program by the US Department of Homeland Security. In this way, the Health Informatics degree at Marshall is ideal for students wishing to work in value-based environments and is beneficial for international students trying to extend their OPT status. Students can work at Hospitals/clinics, information systems companies, government agencies, and insurance companies as data analytics, application developers, project managers, and chief information officers. Please have a look at the program’s brochure.

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Accredited

The Master of Science in Health Informatics is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM).

Growing Demand

Employment of healthcare occupations is projected to grow 14 percent from 2018 to 2028, much faster than the average for all occupations, adding about 1.9 million new jobs.

Advantages of Health Informatics

Renowned for its affordability and overall quality, MBA Healthcare Management notes that Marshall University’s Health Informatics program “[is] the nation’s #1 most affordable Master’s in Health Informatics degree” and “blends the didactic and experiential learning needed to prepare valuable professionals for leading today’s data and information-driven healthcare industry.”

Featured Courses
HCA 600 - The Health Care System
This course is designed to provide managers with in-depth knowledge of the current health care system, covering the structure and delivery of care, the providers and payers, and the various players in the system. The internal and external forces impacting the system are discussed. Problems in the health care system are explored and evaluated with respect to the issues of access, cost, and effectiveness.
HIN 610 - Analytics for Health Care
Introductory health informatic tools for data analysis and administrative decision-making including for example, Excel, Tableau, and machine learning.
MIS 623 - Database Management
Review of information structures and of relationships among data elements and objects. Relational database theory; design and organization of databases, retrieval structures, and query mechanisms.
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Career Opportunities
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that Employment of medical records and health information technicians will grow 11 percent from 2018 to 2028, much faster than the average for all occupations. Further, the median annual wage for medical records and health information technicians was $40,350 in May 2018.
  • Health Informatics Specialist
  • Health Informatics Consultant
  • Clinical Informatics Specialist
  • Informatics Nurse
  • Informatics Pharmacist
  • Public Health Informatics