Advance Your Career on a Flexible Schedule
Information technology is transforming the health care industry, giving providers ready access to electronic health records and other information that can vastly improve health care.
University of Washington’s Master of Health Informatics & Health Information Management program prepares you to step into leadership and technology roles in the development and management of enterprise-level health information systems. Our program offers a unique curriculum that combines leadership development with in-depth training in the rapidly changing field of health IT.
Gain the skills you need to boost your career with the flexibility of a hybrid online format that accommodates your professional and personal obligations.
Alumni describe the Master of Health Informatics & Health Information Management curriculum and how the program helped them prepare for careers in health care.
Explore the UW Difference
Prepare to Lead
Through an integrated curriculum in leadership, informatics and information management, you’ll learn how to advance health IT systems and lead your organization into the future.
Study Online or In Person
The hybrid online format accommodates the schedules of working professionals. Classes meet once a month Thursday through Saturday in Bellevue or online and once a week by webinar.
Deepen Your Expertise
Learn how to work with current and emerging technologies and implement enterprise data resources that help providers make informed health care decisions.
Solve Real-World Problems
Apply your technical and management skills and industry knowledge to a real-life health informatics and health information management problem at a health care organization.
“My master’s degree was absolutely worth it: the value of the education, the knowledge base that you’ll get and the connections that you’ll make. It’s more than just a program.”
— Paul Clark
Health Services Manager,
Washington State Department of Corrections
Accreditation
The Health Informatics and Health Information Management accreditor of the University of Washington is the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM). The College’s accreditation for the master degree in Health Informatics and Health Information Management has been reaffirmed through 2027. All inquiries about the program’s accreditation status should be directed by mail to CAHIIM, 200 East Randolph Street, Suite 5100, Chicago, IL 60601; by phone at 312-235-3255; or by email at info@cahiim.org.