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2022 Best Value Medical Informatics Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

7 Ranked Colleges
162 Degrees Awarded
$30,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Medical Informatics Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Medical Informatics Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Medical Informatics is the 359th most popular major in the country with 1,795 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 182 medical informatics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 162 medical informatics graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Medical Informatics Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in medical informatics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great medical informatics programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the medical informatics program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Medical Informatics Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Medical Informatics Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree medical informatics students.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Medical Informatics in the Far Western US Region

#1

University of San Diego

San Diego, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of San Diego. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Medical Informatics Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region. This medium-sized school is located in San Diego, California, and it awarded 76 masters’s medical informatics degrees in 2019-2020.

USD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Medical Informatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of San Diego are $28,410, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Medical Informatics at University of San Diego

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Medical Informatics Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon Health & Science University landed the #2 spot on the list. Oregon Health & Science University is a public institution located in Portland, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

OHSU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Medical Informatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at OHSU are $27,692.

Read full report on Medical Informatics at Oregon Health & Science University

#3

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, California
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Loma Linda University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Medical Informatics Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region. Loma Linda University is located in Loma Linda, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 masters’s medical informatics degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree medical informatics students list, Loma Linda University has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Medical Informatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Loma Linda University are $30,640.

Read more about Medical Informatics at Loma Linda University

#4

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, California
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of San Francisco. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Medical Informatics Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region. This fairly large school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 18 masters’s medical informatics degrees in 2019-2020.

USFCA also made our “Best Medical Informatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at USFCA are $26,710, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Medical Informatics at USFCA

#5

National University

La Jolla, California
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend National University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Medical Informatics Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region. Located in La Jolla, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 17 degrees to qualified masters’s medical informatics students in 2019-2020.

National University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Medical Informatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at National University are $15,480.

Read full report on Medical Informatics at National University

#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of California - Davis did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Medical Informatics Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. UC Davis is a public institution located in Davis, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree medical informatics students list, UC Davis has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Medical Informatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Davis are $28,700, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Medical Informatics at UC Davis

#7

Stanford University

Stanford, California
#1 in overall quality

Stanford University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Medical Informatics Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region ranking. Stanford is a private not-for-profit institution located in Stanford, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Stanford also took the #1 spot in our “Best Medical Informatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stanford University are $55,011, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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