Healthcare Management and Informatics Degree

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Graduate – Master of Science in Healthcare Management and Informatics (MSHMI)

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Want to learn how a Master's in Healthcare Management and Informatics can help you? Attend an upcoming MSHMI information session.

The virtual sessions will cover topics, such as:

What to expect as an MSHMI student – Program experience, curriculum rigors, costs, and requirements
HMI career advantages – Job growth projections, diverse career options, and the skill-set needed to be effective in the industry
Is MSHMI the right program for my career goals? Each Info Session includes an open Q&A for you to ask the HMI questions that matter most to you.

Kennesaw State’s MSHMI program brings together informatics -- the representation, processing, and communication of information in natural and engineered systems -- with administrative skills. This combined curriculum will prepare you for leadership in the healthcare delivery industry through integrating information systems, computing, data analytics, healthcare delivery processes, and leadership and management principles. This program will teach you to manage complex data for optimal outcomes.

To ensure the quality of the MSHMI graduate program, the design and curricular components are based on the nationally accepted standards set by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics, Information Management Education (CAHIIM), and input from our Advisory Boards.

Course Delivery

The program has a hybrid format, a combination of face-to-face and online courses.
The face-to-face courses are held on Friday evenings.
A new cohort, or group, of new students, is admitted each fall. This student group stays together, taking the same courses throughout the program.
The program is a total of 36 credit hours.
KSU’s MSHMI program is the only Master of Science in Healthcare Management and Informatics program in Georgia.

If you are an international student interested in this program, please visit the global admissions page for information on becoming a student at KSU.

Healthcare Management and Informatics Salary and Career Outlook

Upon graduation, you will be ready to tackle these types of leadership roles in healthcare:

Chief medical informatics officer
Chief information officer
Project manager
Vice president of information technology
Developer
Analyst

These types of healthcare groups employ informatics graduates:

Insurance companies
Hospitals
Government
Medical equipment manufacturers

Job Outlook growth projections: 18%

Average salary projections – Different titles within Medical Management:

Compliance Officer:

Median Salary (Georgia): $92,800

Database Architect:

Median Salary (Georgia): $107,800

Chief Technology Officer:

Median Salary (Georgia): $118,600

_{Sources: Burning Glass; HIMSS Salary Survey.}