Overview

Program in Health Informatics / Program in Health Informatics is located in Minneapolis, MN, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree
Master of Science (MS)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Master of Health Informatics (MHI)
Doctor of Medicine/Master of Health Informatics (MD/MHI)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	4
Doctoral Degrees	3

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Alternate accepted
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

24

Applied

14

Accepted

9

Enrolled

Applying

75

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	June 15th	June 15th	No
Winter deadline	October 15th	October 15th	No
Spring deadline	March 15th	March 15th	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Master's Degree Requirements	Previous course work in life sciences, programming, calculus
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Previous course work in life sciences, programming, calculus

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	January 15
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Scholarship and/or loans Traineership Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Federal Work-Study

Student Body

53

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0%
Black or African American	7.55%
White or Caucasian	45%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	43.4%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	Not Reported
Unknown	3.77%

Gender

Male (58%)

Female (41%)

Faculty

28

Total faculty

Full-time - 20

Part-time - 8

Male (20)

Female (8)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Medical decision making, physiological control systems, population studies, clinical information systems, telemedicine
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	1,400,000

Location & Contact

Address 100 Church Street, SE
Minneapolis, MN  55455-0213
United States

Contact Dr. Terrence Adam
Director of Graduate Studies
Email: adamx004@umn.edu
Phone: 612-625-5825
Fax: 612-625-7166

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