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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Medical Informatics in the Great Lakes Region

9 Ranked Colleges
212 Degrees Awarded
$29,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Medical Informatics Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Medical Informatics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 1,795 people earned their degree in medical informatics, making the major the 359th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 251 medical informatics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 212 medical informatics graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Medical Informatics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in medical informatics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent medical informatics programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the medical informatics program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Medical Informatics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree medical informatics students.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Medical Informatics in the Great Lakes Region

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Medical Informatics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Findlay landed the #1 spot on the list. The University of Findlay is located in Findlay, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 masters’s medical informatics degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Findlay, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Medical Informatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Findlay are $17,407, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Medical Informatics at The University of Findlay

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Medical Informatics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 35 masters’s medical informatics degrees to qualified students.

UC also made our “Best Medical Informatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC are $26,644, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UC Medical Informatics Report

#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kent State University at Kent. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Medical Informatics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. Kent, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s medical informatics degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

Kent State also made our “Best Medical Informatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Kent State University at Kent are $21,952.

Read more about Medical Informatics at Kent State

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Medical Informatics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s medical informatics degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

UWM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Medical Informatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UWM are $25,295, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Medical Informatics at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Medical Informatics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 49 masters’s medical informatics degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at IUPUI, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Medical Informatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis are $26,013.

Read more about Medical Informatics at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

#8 in overall quality

Michigan Technological University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Medical Informatics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Houghton, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s medical informatics degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Michigan Tech, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Medical Informatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan Technological University are $21,996, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Medical Informatics at Michigan Technological University

#7

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois
#9 in overall quality

DePaul University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Medical Informatics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 12 masters’s medical informatics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at DePaul, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Medical Informatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at DePaul are $19,760, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Medical Informatics at DePaul University

#2 in overall quality

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Medical Informatics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this large public school awarded 32 degrees to qualified masters’s medical informatics students in 2019-2020.

U-M also made our “Best Medical Informatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Medical Informatics at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

#9

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

Northwestern University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Medical Informatics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Evanston, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s medical informatics degrees to 35 students in 2019-2020.

Northwestern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Medical Informatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern University are $56,567.

Read more about Medical Informatics at Northwestern University

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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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