Now more than ever, professionals who know how to securely capture, analyze and use health information are in demand.  Whether you currently work in the health care field or are new to the industry, the  University of San Diego’s MS in Health Care Informatics can help you achieve your goals. As a HIMSS-Approved Education Partner, the University of San Diego provides all the technical and programmatic skills you need to succeed, plus business management skills that will cement your role as a trailblazer in the health care informatics field. 

Demand is high for health informatics professionals, especially those who can bridge relevant work experience with focused health informatics education. Our program typically attracts students from the following backgrounds:

• Physicians looking to advance into a CMIO role
• Foreign medical graduates (FMGs) who are not credentialed in the U.S.
• Nurses and nursing informaticists
• Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians
• Other healthcare professionals
• Health insurance professionals
• IT/computer science professionals
• Medical office managers
• Health information management professionals (including those working in medical billing/revenue cycle, coding, information governance, data integrity, quality improvement, compliance, privacy and security, etc.).
• Public health or non-profit roles

But you don’t need to have health care experience to enroll in the MS in Health Care Informatics program, and almost half of our students start the program with no experience in the field at all. Our program is designed to help you build a foundation that will prepare you for future success.