Doctor of Health Informatics

Preparing current and future leaders in health care

From data acquisition to data mining, the Department of Health Informatics offers state-of-the-art courses and degrees for current and aspiring professionals in the health, pharmaceutical and clinical sectors. You’ll get a world-class education, whether in the classroom or online.

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Why Study Health Informatics at SHP?

Our graduates can look forward to highly rewarding careers in informatics leadership positions such as CIOs, managers, directors, university professors and researchers.

$104,280
* average salary of a DHI graduate.

* U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Program Highlights

Our Doctor of Health Informatics (DHI) degree program is specifically designed to provide the required knowledge, skills and competencies for the adoption of best practices in informatics applications towards health and pharmaceutical applications.

Being specifically designed to meet the career and educational enhancement goals of both pre-career and working professionals, the DHI program is offered both in-person and 100% online, using state of the art learning technologies, course management systems and video conferencing sessions.

Program Overview

Program Director
Dr. Shankar Srinivasan

Current and future leaders in health care need a good understanding of the concepts and techniques of all aspects of Health Informatics – data analytics, information management and clinical research. The Doctor of Health Informatics (DHI) degree program is specifically designed to provide the required knowledge, skills and competencies for the adoption of best practices in informatics applications towards health and pharmaceutical applications.

Given the prestige, reputation and long rich history of Rutgers University, the School of Health Professions and the Department of Health Informatics, graduates from this program can look forward to highly rewarding careers in informatics leadership positions such as CIOs, managers, directors, university professors and researchers.

The Doctor of Health Informatics (DHI) is a 54-credit degree program that emphasizes the use of informatics concepts, techniques and implementations for applications in both clinical and public health care settings.

Students choose a specialization track:

Health Data Analytics Track
Health Information Management Track
Pharmacoinformatics Track

Being specifically designed to meet the career and educational enhancement goals of both pre-career and working professionals, the DHI program is therefore offered as both in-person and as a 100% online program using state of the art learning technologies, course management systems and video conferencing sessions.

Successful graduates will possess relevant specialist knowledge into the current state and practice of Health Informatics and are assured of leadership roles in Hospitals, Pharmaceuticals/CROs, Health Insurance Organizations and related sectors.

Admission Criteria

Application deadline is May 15

Admission /Eligibility Requirements:

Master’s degree or higher with a minimum GPA of 3.0.
Complete application form online and select either Health Data Analytics, Health Information Management or Pharmacoinformatics as your intended track for the DHI degree program. It is possible to change the tracks just prior to the start of the degree program.
Three letters of recommendation from individuals who can assess your professional ability and potential for successful graduate studies. Enter email address of individual you are requesting the recommendation from in the online application to request recommendations from either a professional or academic source. If a formal letter is submitted, it should be on letterhead representing the recommender, dated and signed by the individuals submitting the recommendation letter.
A 250-word statement about your short-term and long-term career goals (perhaps utilizing the DHI degree).
Official transcript from highest degree attained.
Resume indicating employment and educational background should be attached as supporting document to your online application.
Credential Evaluation: Applicants who have attended an educational institution in a foreign country are required to have their transcript(s) evaluated by a transcript evaluation service. The preferred evaluation services are World Education Services (wes.org) and Education Credential Evaluators (ece.org).
Official reports are to be mailed directly to Rutgers School of Health Professions Office of Enrollment Services, 65 Bergen Street, Room 149, Newark, NJ 07101.
A passing TOEFL test score (min. of 79 Internet based) is required for individuals who have a foreign degree from countries where English is not an official language. Official electronic TOEFL reports should be sent from vendor directly to Rutgers School of Health Professions Office of Enrollment Services, 65 Bergen Street, Room 149, Newark, NJ 07101

The Graduate Records Examination (GRE) is not required.

We recommend that you contact the Program Director, prior to applying to our program so we can answer any questions you may have.

Shankar Srinivasan Ph.D.
Professor and Program Director
srinivsh@shp.rutgers.edu

Tuition and Fees

For Tuition and Fees, please see the Graduate Tuition and Fees table.
(Scroll down to Rutgers Health Tuition and Fee Rates and click on School of Health Professions)

Curriculum

The Doctor of Health Informatics program requires a total of 54 credits consisting of 15 credits of Core Courses, 12 credits of Specialization Track Courses, and 27 credits of Doctoral Project Courses.

Students can complete the program on two different plans: a 3 courses per semester plan or a 2 courses per semester plan. Students in the 3 courses per semester cohort will be required to take 18 credits each year with possible graduation in three years, while those in the 2 courses per semester cohort will be required to take 12 credits each year for the first 3 years, and 18 credits in the last year with possible graduation in four years.

Extensions are considered on an individual basis for students who are unable to complete their doctoral project within the stipulated time. Students who are granted extensions will be required to maintain a minimum registration of 6 continuing project credits for each semester of extension.

Please see below the two Curriculum Requirements for Graduation (RG) for the two modes: DHI FT Mode (18 credits per year) and the DHI PT Mode (12 credits per year).