About Health Informatics in DePaul University

The master's in Health Informatics provides students with the skills and knowledge needed to implement and support information technology solutions for health sector organizations. Graduates will obtain technical knowledge and management skills for the design and support of IT systems and will develop a deep understanding of health IT processes to support health care delivery and management. Graduates will also gain knowledge in the areas of health information management including health information processing and exchange, health care analytics, enterprise management and information storage and security management.

 Careers

The recent changes in the U.S. healthcare system through the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) have had strong impact on the technological needs of health care providers and organizations. Students who complete this degree will have the required technical skills and domain knowledge to create and manage information technology solutions for health sector organizations.

The Alliance for Health Sciences

In 2012, DePaul and Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science established the Alliance for Health Sciences. The faculties of DePaul and Rosalind Franklin work together to design curricula that emphasize interprofessional collaboration and hands-on experience. Students in the Health Informatics degree can choose to take a small number of courses in the Master of Science in Health Administration degree offered at Rosalind Franklin University that will count toward the degree. Students must work with their advisors to enroll in RFUMS courses through the alliance.

Graduate applicants are those who have completed, or are in process of completing, the equivalent to a U.S. bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution, either in the U.S. or abroad, and are applying to a graduate or professional program of study (Master's, PhD, LLM, JD).  Each graduate program establishes its own application and admission standards and deadlines, which may differ from program to program even within the same department.  

The minimum scores for direct admission are a TOEFL score of 80 (ibt), with all section scores at 20 or higher, or an IELTS score of 7.0, with all section scores at 6.5 or higher, or a Pearson Test of English (PTE) score of 53. We prefer to see scores of 96 (ibt) with all section scores of 22 or better, or a 7.5 on the IELTS. Duolingo English Test scores of 110 and above qualify you for full admission; Duolingo scores of 90-109 qualify for conditional admission. Test scores are official only when received directly from the testing vendor.

DePaul University Highlights

Annual Cost to Attend

Tuition : $55,816

Depaul University Cost of Attendance

Tuition Rate 2020-2021 for students willing to pursue an undergraduate and postgraduate degree at DePaul University:

The distribution of expenses in the form of an estimated budget for international students looking to study in the US for 2020- 21 semesters are tabulated below: