About Healthcare Informatics, Master Of Science in St John's University
The need for health-care informatics professionals has gradually increased as data and technology continue to drive the growth of the health-care business. Job vacancies in health-care informatics are rising across the sector, including at hospitals, clinics, technology businesses, insurance companies, and private physician offices, as electronic medical records and other technologies that create large amounts of data become more widely adopted. Health-care informatics professionals are predicted to have a 13 percent rise in job possibilities between 2016 and 2026, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The Master of Science in Healthcare Informatics (M.S.H.I.) program is designed to provide advanced informatics training to health-care professionals who seek a career as a health informatics researcher or who want to incorporate health informatics skills into their existing employment.
The M.S. in Healthcare Informatics program is online. Online education is preferred by many individuals for various reasons, e.g., job, family, or travel. This program allows for more flexibility and self-paced learning, and is an attractive option for those working full time in the healthcare and information technology sectors.
The program supports the core Vincentian values of compassion and service as it teaches you technical skills that can be used to combat poverty, disease, and crime, and provide health care solutions. It utilizes new instructional labs in St. Augustine Hall to provide you with maximum academic success support.
Academic qualification equivalents
- Applicants must have a bachelor’s degree
English language requirements
- IELTS : 6.5
- TOEFL IBT: 79
- PTE : 46