The Health Informatics (HINF) graduate program is housed within the Institute for Health Informatics (IHI) and comes under the umbrella of Health Sciences Education and Training. The program has a diverse faculty drawn from multiple departments and divisions throughout the University of Minnesota. The Director of Graduate Studies (DGS) is responsible for the ongoing operation of the program. The DGS reports to the IHI Director for all academic matters. The Graduate Program Coordinator and Graduate School provide support and assistance with admissions, student progress, and the granting of degrees.
There are three degrees offered through the Institute for Health Informatics and a fellowship program. These consist of the Master of Health Informatics (MHI), Master of Science (MS), and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) as well as the Clinical Informatics Fellowship. In addition to these three degrees, we also offer a dual degree PharmD/MHI and MD/MHI degree. Students currently pursuing a graduate degree interested in informatics can choose to pursue our minor in informatics. Both the MHI and the MS degrees are offered fully online or in-person or both, however the PhD is in-person only.
Our Nursing Informatics program is ranked #2 in the nation by US News and World Report's Best Grad Schools ranking.
The University of Minnesota is among the top nursing informatics programs in the United States and provides international scholarly leadership and collaboration through the Center for Nursing Informatics.
