Program Overview

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Program Summary

The online graduate certificate in Health Informatics and Data Analytics is a 12-month program that prepares clinicians, health care managers, and IT professionals to apply advanced data science methods with a focus on patient outcomes and quality of care.

Program Description

In just 12 months, the online graduate certificate in Health Informatics and Data Analytics prepares clinicians, health care managers, and IT professionals to apply advanced data science methods with a focus on the patient outcomes and quality of care. As electronic health records, administrative data, consumer-generated data, and related data repositories experience exponential growth, students will be prepared to extract meaning from sensitive data with confidence. The program explores artificial intelligence, machine learning, data mining, and other advanced analytic techniques that demonstrate how to handle complex problems found in observational data.

Application Details

Health Informatics and Data Analytics Graduate Certificate

• Just 18 credit hours
• No prior degree or experience required
• No GRE required
• Technology and presentation skills are addressed

Who Should Apply?

Current clinicians, health care managers, and IT professionals are the top applicants to this program. The program is typically taken by students with prior advanced degrees, but one can apply with an undergraduate degree. However, a prior health care degree or experience in health care or IT is not necessary to join. If you have a desire to work with data science and health care technology to improve patient outcomes, this program is for you.

Application Deadline

The online Graduate Certificate in Health Informatics and Data Analytics program accepts applications on a rolling basis.

Requirements for Admission

You must hold a BA or BS degree or equivalent from an accredited university or college with a 3.25 grade point average. There is no testing required for admission, nor is there a requirement to have related career or degree experience. You should have taken basic-level computer science/technology, mathematics, and statistics and be familiar with the fields or you may be required to take additional prerequisite courses.

Career Opportunities

Health informatics is one of the fastest-growing, in-demand health care careers. Graduates of Mason's program are ready to work as:

• Managers
• Systems designers
• Product developers
• Implementation and security specialists
• Health IT systems analysts
• Researchers

And as the skills learned in the program surpass industry boundaries, they're ready to work in any sector, including:

• Private- and public-sector government jobs
• Hospitals, clinics, or health care practices
• Consulting or software firms
• Research institutions
• Insurance companies
• And more!

Courses

Choose six out of the seven courses offered below to complete your certificate. Program requirements are subject to change; please refer to the University Catalog for the most up-to-date requirements.

• HI 618 – Computational Tools in Health Informatics
• HI 671 – Health Care Databases
• HI 719 – Advanced Statistics in Health Services Research 1
• HI 720 – Health Data Integration
• HI 725 – Statistical Process Control in Healthcare
• HI 777 – Health Data Visualization
• HI 780 – Data Mining in Health Care (requires HAP 709)
• HI 797 – Radiology Informatics
• HI 823 – Causal Analysis Comparative Effectiveness
• HI 880 – Advanced Health Data Mining

All credits can be applied to the MS in Health Informatics degree.

Tuition and Financial Aid

Tuition and Fees (2025–2026)

Tuition is $800 per credit hour. An additional charge of $35 per credit hour applies for a Distance Learning fee.

Financial Aid

For information on loans, visit the Office of Student Financial Aid.

What Makes George Mason's Health Informatics Certificate Unique?

• Mason's online certificate program is part-time and can accommodate busy professional and family schedules while providing an immersive, high-quality student experience.
• Coursework is hands-on and builds direct experience.
• An experienced faculty of distinguished scholar-practitioners delivers an education informed by extensive academic and professional experience.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Workload Like?

Coursework is in an asynchronous environment, so you can learn when and where it's most convenient to you, and adjust when you complete coursework on a weekly basis. You'll complete projects, papers, and coursework that tie to real-world applications, and participate in discussion boards.

How Long Does it Take to Complete the Program?

The 18-credit Health Informatics and Data Analytics graduate certificate can be completed in less than a year.

Can I Transfer Credits from Another University?

Transfer of similar courses from an accredited U.S. college or university may be possible on a case-by-case basis. Transfer credit policies are included in the University Catalog.

When Are Classes Offered?

Classes are offered entirely online in an asynchronous format.

Where Can I Find Course Descriptions?

Course descriptions for the Health Informatics and Data Analytics Graduate Certificate are available in the University Catalog.

What Tuition Assistance is Available?

Mason's Office of Student Financial Aid provides information on aid packages for online programs.

How Do I Receive Additional Information?

Prospective students can complete an online Request for Information form.

How Much Does it Cost to Apply?

While there is a $75 application fee, there are multiple times throughout the year that the fee may be waived.

What Are the Credit Requirements?

Requirements: 18 Credit Hours

Coursework for Mason's online Health Informatics and Data Analytics Graduate Certificate is offered in a convenient, online format.

Program requirements are subject to change. Please refer to the University Catalog for the most up-to-date requirements.

Accreditation

George Mason University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees.