Master of Science - Health Information Management

The MS in Health Information Management is a 36-credit, 12-course program that offers courses that include organizational behavior, quantitative methods, health care finance, operations analysis, health care management, applied health economics, planning and marketing, healthcare information systems, law and ethics in health care, health policy, socioeconomic inequalities in health, health information system planning, database design, project management, strategic planning in health care and health information technology and electronic health records systems.

The program offers two options:

• Health Service Management: This option fosters the ability to make administrative decisions based upon sound policies, resource utilization, planning principles and analytical techniques to emphasize the delivery of quality patient care. Students also learn techniques for promoting a satisfying and rewarding work environment for all levels of staff within the healthcare organization.
• Health Informatics: This option focuses on the effect that massive amounts of data has on health policy and healthcare delivery. Coursework in this concentration emphasizes information management and the ways in which health and computer sciences are coupled with resources and integrated into the management of healthcare for clinical, financial or analytical purposes. 

Undergraduate students may qualify for the accelerated bachelor's to master's program.

For more information on the curriculum including course listings and degree pathways, visit the Graduate Catalog.

• Submitted online application
• Official transcript from previously earned degree
• 2 letters of recommendation
• Statement of purpose
• $50 application fee

Students may complete one of two four-course graduate certificate programs, the certificate in health informatics or the certificate in health management before seeking admission to the master’s degree program, with the certificate course credits counted toward the master’s degree. 

International Applicants

• Applicants who earned their degree outside of the U.S. must have their transcript evaluated by a credentialing service such as WES or CED.
• English proficiency testing
  • TOEFL minimum 79
  • IELTS minimum 6.5

Please note, F1 student visas are not issued for this program since it is offered exclusively online.

UMass Lowell Bachelor's to Master's Applicants

Undergraduate students may qualify for the accelerated bachelor's to master's program. Please refer to the Graduate Catalog for the latest information about admission, courses, retention, and degree requirements.

Learn more about admissions requirements

Online

Cost Per Credit: $600*
Total Tuition (based on 36 credits): $21,600*
*Cost per credit includes access fee (parking after 3 p.m. and access to Blackboard).

Tuition for UMass Lowell Online and Professional Studies students is the same for both in-state and out-of-state students.

For more information on tuition and financing, visit Graduate, Online & Professional Studies.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the employment of medical and health services managers is predicted to grow much faster than average through 2022. According to Payscale.com, the average salary of a health informatics specialist is $91,000.