MSc Health Informatics

at Marshall University

The Master of Science in Health Informatics degree program 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.