PhD in Informatics Programs in the United States Go Back

Date Compiled: June 2006

University	Degrees	Department(s)	Degree Requirements	Sampling of Research Interests
Columbia University	Masters of Biomedical Informatics	Department of Biomedical Informatics	30 units, two residence units
Columbia University	Ph.D. of Biomedical Informatics	Department of Biomedical Informatics	60 units, dissertation, exams
Columbia University	MD/PHD of Biomedical Informatics	Department of Biomedical Informatics	6 residence units, 60 units
Indiana University	B.S. in Informatics	School of Informatics	122 Credit hours(30 at jr/sr level), minimum gpa 2.0, complete w/in 8 years, thesis or design of a system	Bioinformatics, Chemical informatics, complex systems networks modeling and simulation, cybersecurity, discovery and application of information, health informatics, human-computer interaction design, logical and mathematical foundations of informatics, music informatics, social and organizational informatics
Indiana University	M.S. in Informatics	School of Informatics	36 credits, thesis or project	Bioinformatics, Chemical informatics, complex systems networks modeling and simulation, cybersecurity, discovery and application of information, health informatics, human-computer interaction design, logical and mathematical foundations of informatics, music informatics, social and organizational informatics
Indiana University	M.S. in Chemical Informatics	School of Informatics	36(or 57?) credits, thesis or project	Bioinformatics, Chemical informatics, complex systems networks modeling and simulation, cybersecurity, discovery and application of information, health informatics, human-computer interaction design, logical and mathematical foundations of informatics, music informatics, social and organizational informatics
Indiana University	M.S. in Human-Information Interaction(Music Informatics)	School of Informatics	30 credits, these or project	Bioinformatics, Chemical informatics, complex systems networks modeling and simulation, cybersecurity, discovery and application of information, health informatics, human-computer interaction design, logical and mathematical foundations of informatics, music informatics, social and organizational informatics
Oregon Health and Science University	PhD in Biomedical Informatics	Department of Medical Informatics & Clinicial Epidemiology	135 credits, exam, dissertation, symposium, doctoral seminar, mentored teaching
Oregon Health and Science University	MS in Biomedical Informatics	Department of Medical Informatics & Clinicial Epidemiology	43 credits, thesis, capstone projects
Oregon Health and Science University	Masters of Biomedical Informatics	Department of Medical Informatics & Clinicial Epidemiology	52 credit hours, no thesis, capstone project
Oregon Health and Science University	Graduate certificate program	Department of Medical Informatics & Clinicial Epidemiology	24 credits
Oregon State University	Ph.D. in Ecosystem Informatics	IGERT and Agricultural and Resource Economics, Bioengineering, Computer Science, Crop and Soil Science, Fisheries and Wildlife, Forest Science, Forestry, Geosciences (Geography or Geology), Mathematics, Statistics, Water Resources, or Zoology doctorate programs	Phd requirements for chosen program, plus IGERT classes, internship, dissertation
Stanford	Academic MS	Biomedical Informatics training program	45 course units, thesis
Stanford	Academic Ph.D.	Biomedical Informatics training program	135 course units, oral exams, doctoral thesis
Stanford	Professional MS program	Biomedical Informatics training program	45 units, exams
Stanford	Co-terminal program(masters and bachelor's together)	Biomedical Informatics training program
University of Iowa	MS in Nursing Informatics	Nursing Informatics	33 semester hours, project or thesis
University of Iowa	Ph.D. Nursing w/ Focus in Informatics	Nursing Informatics	48 hours, dissertation, research practicums, comprehensive exam
University of Iowa	Dual MS in Nursing Informatics and Public Health	Nursing Informatics
University of Iowa	Certificate in Nursing Informatics	Nursing Informatics	20hr certificate to go w/ masters, phd, or post doc
University of Iowa	Certificate in Health Informatics	Nursing Informatics	20hr certificate to go w/ masters, phd, or post doc
University of Iowa	Ph.D. Interdisciplinary-Health Informatics	Nursing Informatics	76 hours of coursework, qualifying exam, dissertation
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	Ph.D. in Medical Informatics	Medical College of Wisconsin, College of Health Sciences, College of Nursing, School of Business Administration, School of Information Studies, Colelge of Engineering and Applied Science	61-67 credits beyond Bachelor's	Knowledge based systems, health services management and policy, health information systems, medical imaging and instrumentation
Yale University	Interdisciplinary PhD	Biological and Biomedical Sciences	9 courses, graduate seminar, research rotations, seminar series, TA for two courses.
	Ph.D. in Informatics	School of Informatics	dissertation	Bioinformatics, Chemical informatics, complex systems networks modeling and simulation, cybersecurity, discovery and application of information, health informatics, human-computer interaction design, logical and mathematical foundations of informatics, music informatics, social and organizational informatics

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