A Most Rewarding Education at the Frontiers of Health Care Analytics, AI and Data Science

Over the last decade Data Analytics has emerged to be the most significant undertaking in healthcare towards promoting better patient health outcomes and decreasing costs.  With the widespread adoption of Electronic Health Records and other digital systems and tools a large amount of data, both structured and unstructured, need to be processed and analyzed for making useful inferences and predictions and improve health outcomes.  Examples of such applications include disease prediction using AI and machine learning techniques, clinical risk stratification for insurance, genomic research for personalized medicine, point of care clinical decision support all of which require advanced knowledge of not only healthcare but also the ability to collect, process, store, safeguard and analyze the data towards the intended outcomes and applications.

The Masters in Health Informatics degree program is specifically designed to provide an in-depth knowledge of the appropriate systems, software and analytical techniques for use in Hospitals, Pharmaceutical Organizations, Health Insurance Companies and such. 

The program curriculum provides ample knowledge and practice of the use of state of the art AI, data science and analytical techniques and software for graduates to analyze, evaluate and implement the next generation of health informatics systems and services.  Graduates from this program would be ideally suited for position titles such as “Clinical Data Analyst”, “Clinical Data Specialist” and the like all with excellent career growth and personal/salary advancement potential.  Our graduates find well-paying jobs and/or get career enhancements at their current workplaces within months of graduation corroborating the value and importance of this fast growing field of Health Informatics and the critical role it plays in the current and future practice of Healthcare.

Some interesting and important aspects of our Masters in Health Informatics degree program:

• A 36 Credit degree program that can be done completely On Campus or fully Online
• The Online mode is most suitable for those working or engaged full-time at their workplace and/or home while the On-Campus mode (taught in Piscataway, NJ Campus) is a STEM based program [CIP Code 51.2706] well-suited for International Students and those who prefer predominantly face-to-face education
• Our Online Master’s degree in Health Informatics is ranked in the Top 10 by TheBestSchools.org and ranked 4th by TopMastersInHealthcare.com
• Avail a wealth of faculty expertise in health informatics education, research and development
• Emphasis on health data analytics with ample courses on information governance, controlled medical terminology and health finance in collaboration with our Health Information Management Program
• No prior knowledge of computer programming is necessary – indeed past student cohorts have mainly come from the fields of Biotechnology, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Nursing, Medicine, Management and the like all of whom performed impeccably well and graduated successfully onto new and/or enhanced careers in this exciting new field.
• Meets a fast growing market demand that offers our graduates the potential to get a well-paid job immediately upon graduation in Hospitals, CROs, Pharmas, Health Insurance Organizations etc.
• Excellent preparatory education and qualifying degree for the Doctor of Health Informatics (DHI) degree program offered in the Department and most suited for those aiming to attain leadership positions in the industry, research or academia.
• A university ranked #1 nationally by College Factual in best schools for health professions.

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.

Application Deadline: April 15

Apply for Fall Admission.

Bachelor’s degree or higher with a minimum GPA of 3.0.

Complete application form online and select either Piscataway (Off Campus) option for On Campus MS HI Program or Online (Distance) for MS HI Online Program. Since the On Campus classes are held during daytime hours nearly all of our students who are working professionals choose the MS HI Online 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 to 1 page statement about your short-term and long-term career goals (perhaps utilizing the MS HI degree).

$70.00 application fee (non-refundable)

Official transcript from highest degree attained. Mail directly to:

Rutgers School of Health Professions
Office of Enrollment Services
65 Bergen Street, Room 149
Newark, NJ 07101
Email: shpadm@shp.rutgers.edu

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. Any NACES agency evaluation (eg: WES, IEE, ECE) is fine (http://www.naces.org/members.htm) .

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
Email: shpadm@shp.rutgers.edu

Either a TOEFL score (>79) with ‘2790’ as the School Code and ‘99’ as the Department Code, or a IELTS score ( >6.5) is required for individuals who have a qualifying degree from foreign countries where English is not the Primary/Principal language.

Please see the countries which are exempt from the TOEFL/IELTS requirement here: International Applicants (select the tab “Transcripts/Evaluations” and then “click here” to see the list)

Official electronic 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
Email: shpadm@shp.rutgers.edu

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

For Tuition and Fees, please see the Graduate Tuition and Fees.
(Scroll down to 2023-2024 Rutgers Health Tuition and Fee Rates and click on School of Health Professions)

The curriculum for the Masters Degree in Health Informatics requires the completion of at least 36 credits, of which at least 21 credits must be from the set of core courses and 15 credits from the set of electives. The curriculum has been carefully designed to ensure that all students graduate
with core competencies (contained in the core courses) and more than sufficient specialist knowledge (taught in the electives) to pursue good career growth jobs in hospitals, pharmaceuticals/CROs, health insurance organizations and related sectors, with job titles such as a Clinical Data Analyst, Clinical Data Manager, or prepare them for further education for a doctoral degree.

Full-time students may complete the program in 18 months, but will usually require two years. Part-time students may take three to five years to complete the Program.

• M.S. in Health Informatics Full and Part Time RG
• M.S. in Health Informatics Courses and Descriptions

The Post-Baccalaureate Healthcare Informatics Certificate Program requires the successful completion of 18 credits in the program, made up of three core courses and three elective courses.

Certificate course requirements and descriptions

Contact Shankar Srinivasan, Ph.D., program director at shankar.srinivasan@rutgers.edu.