If you plan on majoring in medical informatics, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #311 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 92 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Medical Informatics Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,004 degrees in medical informatics during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The medical informatics program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Medical Informatics rankings. For our Best Overall Medical Informatics School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Medical Informatics Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Medical Informatics in the United States
The schools below may not offer all types of medical informatics degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
It's hard to beat Stanford University if you wish to pursue a degree in medical informatics. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #3 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Stanford is a great university overall.
There were roughly 33 medical informatics students who graduated with this degree at Stanford in the most recent year we have data available.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in medical informatics. Located in the large city of Houston, UTHealth is a public university with a medium-sized student population.
There were approximately 54 medical informatics students who graduated with this degree at UTHealth in the most recent year we have data available.
Harvard University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in medical informatics. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Harvard is a great university overall.
There were roughly 31 medical informatics students who graduated with this degree at Harvard in the most recent year we have data available.
Duke University is a good option for students pursuing a degree in medical informatics. Duke is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Durham. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.
There were approximately 37 medical informatics students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent data year.
Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.
There were approximately 25 medical informatics students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year.
UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.
There were roughly 9 medical informatics students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #29 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.
There were about 55 medical informatics students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of San Diego, USD is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 29th out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 56 medical informatics students who graduated with this degree at USD in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.
There were roughly 5 medical informatics students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent data year.
Temple is a very large public university located in the city of Philadelphia. This university ranks 11th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were approximately 55 medical informatics students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were about 24 medical informatics students who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent data year.
The B.S. in Health Information Management program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM).
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Medical Informatics Schools award.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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The medical informatics program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Medical Informatics rankings. For our Best Overall Medical Informatics School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
