MAS Health Informatics

Are you interested in the data-driven side of healthcare? If so, the Master of Advanced Study in health informatics may be an ideal fit. In this master’s in health informatics program, you’ll learn how to contribute to improved patient outcomes across health care settings.
Health informatics has a wide range of applications, from managing hospital bed usage at a local medical center to addressing population health challenges on a global scale. In this master’s in health informatics, you’ll learn how health informaticians use data analysis and knowledge management methodologies to prevent diseases, improve patient safety and build decision support systems.

Attendance type

Full-time

Credit hours

30 credit hours

Study method

Online Only

STEM-OPT option

STEM-OPT Option not Available

College of Health Solutions

The College of Health Solutions is dedicated to translating scientific health research into practical applications, preparing students to tackle the challenges of maintaining health, improving wellness, and managing chronic diseases. With over 1,000 community partners, including private companies, nonprofits, and health organizations, the college continually expands its network. The College of Health Solutions is #1 in Arizona for graduates accepted into physical therapy programs and consistently ranks among the top 10 in the nation for graduate programs in audiology and speech-language pathology (U.S. News & World Report).

ASU Degree Pathways

Students enrolled at an ASU Cintana Alliance Network institution have the chance to start their courses at their home institution and transfer those credits* to finish their remaining years at ASU.

Models available: Graduate dual degree and accelerated masters.

Courses at Home University

BMI 601: Fundamentals of Health Informatics

BMI 604: Health Info Communications

BMI 614: Current Perspectives in Health Informatics

HCD 575: Healthcare Transformational Leadership

Courses at ASU

Required Core (3 credit hours)

BMI 603: Health Informatics Database Modeling and Applications (3)

Electives (12 credit hours)

Applied Project (3 credit hours)

*Transfer eligibility is subject to student performance in courses at home institution and Arizona State University transfer requirements.

Featured Courses

Leadership and Professionalism

In this course, you’ll explore the principles of leadership theory, innovation leadership, change leadership and systems thinking.

Clinical Decision Support and Evidence-Based Medicine

In this course, you’ll focus on problems associated with human decision-making in health care, such as the causes of errors, decreased quality and increased costs.

Population Health Management and Analytics

In this course, you’ll discuss the population health landscape, with a focus on the types of population health programs in the public and private sectors.

Career Opportunities and Applicable Roles

This Healthcare Informatics degree prepares you for analytics-driven roles across a variety of health care settings, such as hospitals, medical centers, clinical research organizations, start-up organizations, government agencies and more.

Chief Informatics Officer

Clinical Information Analyst

Data Scientist

Director of Clinical Informatics

Quality Analytics Manager

2025-26 Important Dates and Deadlines

Program Start	Application Deadline	Classes Begin	Tuition Payment Deadline
Spring start (January)	November 15, 2024	January 13, 2025	January 20, 2025
Fall start (August)	July 15, 2025	August 21, 2025	August 25, 2025
Spring start (January)	November 15, 2025	January 12, 2026	January 19, 2026