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This program requires a total of 36 credits. Take the following courses in the order listed.
This course must be taken within the first 6 credits of study (if required). The UCSP 615 requirement may be waived if you previously earned a graduate degree from a regionally accredited institution. For more information, contact your academic advisor.
In addition to the specific requirements for this program, we also have general requirements for all our master’s degree programs.
If you completed your undergraduate degree at UMGC with coursework in health services management, an accelerated pathway between our undergraduate and graduate degree programs in this area may allow you to reduce your total coursework for this program by up to 6 credits.
If you earn a master’s degree in health information management and technology, you can save up to 12 credits on a master’s degree in data analytics through this dual degree pathway.
For this pathway, you will need to have taken the health information management and technology degree first. To complete the second degree (data analytics), you must complete all core courses and the capstone course, for a total of 18 credits.
UMGC also offers a dual degree option in which you can earn a master’s degree in healthcare administration first and then save up to 15 credits on a master’s in health information management and technology as your second degree.
This program is designed to help prepare you for the following certification exams:
This information is for students who enroll in the 2024–2025 academic year. For prior year requirements for this program or to review UMGC's complete program requirements for a specific academic year, visit our program catalog archive.
This program maintains an advisory board of experts who are leaders in the field of healthcare information technology. The following board members provide input into the curriculum for the master's program in health information management and technology, ensuring the program aligns with industry requirements.
a. The student retention rate for the MS in Health Information Management and Technology program in the academic year 2022–2023 was 88 percent.
b. The student graduation rate was 21 percent (84 students) in that academic year.
c. The program graduation rate is at 86 percent after 48 months in the program.
d. About 79 percent of the students in the program were employed full-time and another 9 percent were employed part-time.
e. As a result of studying in the program, about 6 percent of students changed jobs and more than 7 percent advanced in their current jobs. The rest of the students stated changes such as improved or enhanced job skills, improved professional networks, increased salaries, or improved chances to obtain better jobs.
f. 96 percent of students expressed high satisfaction with the program offerings.
As the healthcare industry continues to evolve, modern employers are realizing that health-related technologies will continue to be crucial to their overall mission. As a result, industry professionals are searching for professional who understand the fields of healthcare, management, and information technology, and have the skills needed to synthesize these areas of work. Our program directors refresh and update the curriculum regularly, with a focus on helping students achieve the following:
Study in a CAHIIM-Accredited Degree Program
The Health Information Management and Technology program's accreditor of University of Maryland Global Campus is the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM). The University's accreditation for a master's degree in health information management and technology has been reaffirmed through 2030. 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.
Learn About the Program's HIMSS Designation
UMGC is an Approved Education Partner of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), and our graduates are eligible to take the CAHIMS/CPHIMS (Certified Associate/Professional in Health Information and Management Systems) certification exams.
This program is designed to help prepare you for health informatics and information management roles within the dynamics of the healthcare environment. Career fields include clinical and health data analysis, health information management, and health information or informatics consulting.
As you work through our career-relevant curriculum, your instructors will assign projects that will help you prioritize real-world skills and experience. In the past, students have been able to complete the following course projects:
Gain insight from our faculty and delve deeper into a range of healthcare and technology-related topics.
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An online master’s degree in health information management and technology can help you learn the expertise necessary to meet your organization’s health information management needs. UMGC’s online master’s degree in health information management and technology is a 36-credit program that can give you the skills and knowledge to apply best practices in health informatics and information management in the health care environment.
UMGC's online master’s degree in health information management and technology is a 36-credit program with courses offered year-round. You can expect to finish the program in about two years or less, depending on how many credits you complete each term and the number of credits you may be able to transfer. Plus, if you recently completed an undergraduate degree at UMGC with coursework in health services management, you may be eligible for an accelerated pathway between UMGC's undergraduate and graduate programs that can reduce your coursework by up to 6 credits, saving you time and money.
UMGC is committed to keeping our tuition and fees as affordable as possible. The online master’s degree in health information management and technology follows the standard graduate program tuition rates, which appear at the top of this webpage. We also offer scholarships for eligible students, an interest-free monthly payment plan, and no-cost digital materials in place of most textbooks to help make your education more affordable.
You don't need to have majored in a specific area to be successful in the online master’s degree in health information management and technology program at UMGC. However, we recommend you have three years of professional work experience in a healthcare setting, especially in health information technology or information technology. We also recommend you have strong writing skills.
You don't need any certifications to begin or complete the online master’s degree in health information management and technology at UMGC.
Upsilon Phi Delta, the national academic honor society of the Association of University Programs in Health Administration, elevates and encourages scholarship, standards, and ethics in the healthcare field. This honor society recognizes scholarship in the healthcare field, and honors students who achieve distinction in healthcare-relevant programs of study in universities and colleges.
It is available to undergraduate and graduate students. Undergraduate membership is open to students pursuing a major in health services management. Undergraduate students must have a cumulative GPA of 3.25 or higher and at least 18 credits of health services management coursework, with a GPA of 3.25 or higher in those courses. Graduate student membership is limited to individuals who are actively pursuing their graduate degrees in one of UMGC's healthcare-related programs, meet the national eligibility standards of a minimum GPA of 3.5, have completed 18 credits, and are invited to become a member. For more information, please email upd@umgc.edu.
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