East Carolina University holds North Carolina’s CAHIIM accreditation at the university level, for both a health informatics and information management master’s and an HIM bachelor’s. UNC Chapel Hill, UNC Charlotte, UNC Greensboro, Wake Forest, and Duke offer non-accredited informatics, analytics, or clinical informatics master’s degrees, and eleven community colleges hold CAHIIM accreditation for associate degrees leading to the RHIT.
North Carolina Health Informatics Programs
| School | Location | Program | Format | Estimated Tuition | Accreditation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Carolina University | Greenville | MS in Health Informatics and Information Management, 39 credits | Online, campus, or hybrid | About $10,800 in-state, $40,700 out-of-state | CAHIIM |
| University of North Carolina at Greensboro | Greensboro | MS in Informatics and Analytics, Health Informatics, 30 credits | Online or campus | About $9,200 in-state, $18,500 out-of-state online | Not CAHIIM |
| University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Charlotte | MS in Data Science and Health Analytics, 30 credits | Campus, evening, or online | About $20,400 in-state, $49,300 out-of-state | Not CAHIIM |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill | MPS in Biomedical and Health Informatics, 35 credits | Online or campus | About $34,100 in-state, $70,300 out-of-state | Not CAHIIM |
| Wake Forest University | Winston-Salem | Master of Health Informatics, 30 credits | Online | About $40,100 | Not CAHIIM |
| Duke University | Durham | Master of Management in Clinical Informatics, 38 credits | Hybrid, monthly campus weekends | About $70,300 before scholarship | Not CAHIIM |
| Queens University of Charlotte | Charlotte | Nursing Informatics Post-Master’s Certificate, 12 credits (MSN holders) | Online | About $8,650 | Not stated |
| East Carolina University | Greenville | BS in Health Information Management, 120 credits | Online or campus | Not clearly stated | CAHIIM |
| University of North Carolina at Greensboro | Greensboro | BA in Mathematics, Health Informatics, 120 credits | Campus | About $18,200 in-state tuition | Not CAHIIM |
Figures are tuition at each school’s published rates; community college programs are listed below from CAHIIM’s directory. Confirm current costs and requirements with each school.
Which North Carolina Program May Fit You Best?
For an Accredited Program
ECU‘s CAHIIM-accredited master’s costs North Carolina residents about $10,800 and ends with an internship at a North Carolina facility; its HIM bachelor’s leads to the RHIA, and community college HIT graduates may enter as juniors.
For Analytics and Data Science
UNCG‘s online master’s adds a health concentration to a machine learning and visualization core at public tuition, and UNC Charlotte offers population health or AI and data science concentrations with evening classes.
For Internship Experience or Leadership
UNC Chapel Hill‘s professional master’s requires an internship of at least 400 hours, with a one-year fast track. Wake Forest‘s online master’s covers digital health and leadership, and Duke‘s hybrid MMCi pairs clinical informatics with business courses.
For the RHIT
CAHIIM lists active associate programs at Brunswick Community College, Catawba Valley Community College, Central Carolina Community College, Craven Community College, Davidson-Davie Community College, Edgecombe Community College, Forsyth Technical Community College, Guilford Technical Community College, McDowell Technical Community College, Pitt Community College, and Southwestern Community College.
For Nurses
We found no North Carolina nursing informatics MSN currently accepting applications. Nurses who already hold an MSN can take Queens University of Charlotte’s 12-credit online informatics certificate; others can see the nursing informatics directory for online MSN programs.
Programs in Transition
- Duke University School of Nursing: its Health Informatics MSN specialty is not currently accepting applications.
- East Carolina University: its HIM post-baccalaureate certificate is being discontinued and no longer accepts applications.
- UNC Charlotte: its MS in Health Informatics and Analytics now appears as a 30-credit MS in Data Science and Health Analytics, though some department pages still describe the 36-credit program.
How to Compare North Carolina Health Informatics Programs
Residency drives cost: ECU, UNCG, UNC Charlotte, and UNC Chapel Hill all charge nonresidents two to four times the in-state rate, while Wake Forest and Duke charge one rate. ECU’s are the only university programs here with CAHIIM accreditation, and UNC Chapel Hill’s is the only master’s listed here that requires a set number of internship hours.
Explore More Health Informatics Programs
Compare North Carolina with health informatics programs in other states, including nearby South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia, browse the master’s directory and bachelor’s directory, or see the nursing informatics school directory.
North Carolina Schools on This Site
- Duke University (Clinical Informatics) - Durham
- East Carolina University - Greenville
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Chapel Hill
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte - Charlotte
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro - Greensboro
- Wake Forest University - Winston-Salem