School of Nursing • Edwardsville, IL • Online • $384.30/Credit Plus $114.80 Fees (2026-27)
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville offers 1 Health Informatics program:
- MS in Healthcare Informatics
Program Overview
| Program | Est. Tuition | Est. Duration | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| MS in Healthcare Informatics | $13.8K ($18.0K with fees) | About 24 months | 36 |
SIUE’s CAHIIM-accredited master’s is run from its School of Nursing but draws courses from nursing, computer science, business information systems, public health, instructional technology, and psychology. At about $500 per credit including fees, the full program costs under $18,000 for U.S. students in any state.
Quick Facts
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Program Types | Master’s |
| Format | Online |
| Practicum Hours | None listed; three 1-credit capstone courses |
| RN License Required | No |
| Who It’s For | Healthcare or IT professionals who want an accredited interdisciplinary master’s at public tuition |
| Distinctive Coursework | Information discovery in electronic health records, enterprise resource planning, instructional design for informatics |
| Certification Pathway | CAHIIM accreditation; check AMIA AHIC eligibility |
| Tuition | $384.30 per credit plus $114.80 per credit in fees, U.S. residents (2026-27) |
| Accreditation | CAHIIM (through 2027-2028); HLC institutional |
MS in Healthcare Informatics
The estimated tuition for the MS in Healthcare Informatics at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is approximately $13,835 (36 credits at $384.30/credit), or $17,968 with SIUE’s $114.80 per-credit fees.
SIUE reports that 74% of its fall 2020 starters finished within 24 months.
MS Curriculum
Eleven 3-credit courses plus three 1-credit capstone courses.
- NURS 509 Interdisciplinary Healthcare Informatics
- NURS 511 Social, Ethical and Legal Issues in an Informative Age; NURS 512 Managing Quality and Safety in Healthcare
- CMIS 515 Project Management; CMIS 517 Enterprise Resource Planning; CMIS 518 Information Security
- CS 430 Information Storage and Retrieval; CS 560 Information Discovery in Electronic Healthcare Records
- PBHE 537 Introduction to Epidemiology
- IT 508 Instructional Design and Media Selection for Healthcare Informatics
- PSYC 576 Graduate Seminar in Organizational Development
You Should Know
- SIUE pharmacy students can earn the MS alongside the PharmD, with 9 PharmD credits counting toward it.
- Admission is in fall and spring only, and students cannot enroll from outside the U.S.
MS Practicum and Capstone
- HCIM 596a-c: three 1-credit capstone courses applying informatics to a health issue; no practicum is listed.
MS Admissions
- Bachelor’s degree with a 2.75 GPA, a statistics course with a C or better, a statement of purpose, and a $40 fee.
Tuition
SIUE charges U.S. residents $384.30 per graduate credit plus $114.80 in fees for 2026-27, a total of $499.10 per credit.
| Item | Per Credit | 36 Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $384.30 | $13,835 |
| Fees | $114.80 | $4,133 |
| Total | $499.10 | $17,968 |
- Rates come from SIUE’s graduate tuition page.
Be aware that:
- ⚠️ SIUE’s graduate tuition page does not list a separate online rate, and the program’s course list comes from a 2022-23 program sheet. Confirm current courses and online charges.
SIUE’s U.S. resident rate applies to students in any state.
Why Choose This Health Informatics Program?
A cost verdict for students who want an accredited online master’s.
Cost verdict. At about $18,000 including fees, the degree costs less than UIC‘s roughly $28,500 accredited online MSHI.
The trade-offs. The courses span six departments rather than one informatics faculty, and there is no practicum.
Accreditation
CAHIIM accredits SIUE’s MS in Healthcare Informatics through 2027-2028, per SIUE, and CAHIIM’s directory lists the master’s as active.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is institutionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC).
Check the AMIA Health Informatics Certification eligibility rules for how a CAHIIM-accredited informatics master’s counts toward the AHIC.
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