Department of Clinical and Health Information Sciences, College of Allied Health Sciences • Cincinnati, OH • Online • $754–$769/Credit
The University of Cincinnati offers 4 Health Informatics programs:
- MS (Master of Health Informatics)
- Graduate Certificate
- BS in Health Informatics
- Bachelor of Health Information Management
Program Overview
| Program | Est. Tuition | Est. Duration | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master of Health Informatics (MHI) | $24.9K Ohio / $25.4K non-Ohio | 2 years part-time (6 semesters) | 33 |
| Graduate Certificates (2) | Not clearly stated | Not clearly stated | 13–18 |
| BS in Health Informatics | About $55.8K Ohio (est.) | 3 years full-time (9 semesters) | About 123 |
| Bachelor of Health Information Management | About $54.5K Ohio (est.) | Not clearly stated | 120 |
Cincinnati’s MHI is CAHIIM-accredited, fully online, and opens six times a year on half-term starts, with nonresidents paying only $15 more per credit than Ohio residents. That puts its all-in price near $25,000 for every student, with a 6-credit practicum that can be completed remotely.
Quick Facts
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Program Types | MHI, two graduate certificates, BS in Health Informatics, Bachelor of HIM |
| Format | Online; “no campus visits required” |
| Practicum Hours | MHI: 6-credit practicum; hours not stated |
| Practicum Placement | Designed with instructor and preceptor; may be remote; who arranges it is not stated |
| RN License Required | No; any bachelor’s, no experience required |
| Who It’s For | Working adults wanting an accredited online master’s with frequent starts |
| Distinctive Coursework | Terminologies and standards, workflow and usability, healthcare data science, BI tools |
| Certification Pathway | MHI fits AMIA AHIC Track 1; HIM bachelor’s leads to RHIA |
| Tuition | MHI $754 Ohio, $769 non-Ohio per credit with fees |
| Accreditation | CAHIIM: MHI through 2029; HIM bachelor’s through 2031-32; BS HI in candidacy |
| Start Terms | MHI: six half-term starts per year |
Master of Health Informatics (MHI)
The estimated tuition for the Master of Health Informatics at the University of Cincinnati is approximately $24,882 for Ohio residents or $25,377 for nonresidents (33 credits at $754 or $769/credit).
The program can generally be completed in about two years part-time; recent students averaged 24–28 months.
MS Curriculum
The core covers standards, privacy, workflow analysis, project management, and leadership, with a database course from the business college. Electives lean toward analytics and business intelligence.
- HI 7001 Healthcare and Public Health Landscape (3)
- HI 7010 Health Informatics, Information Systems and Technology (3)
- HI 7020 Vocabularies, Terminology, Knowledge Discovery and Health IT Standards (3)
- HI 7030 Health Information Legislation, Privacy and Security (3)
- HI 7040 Workflow Process Analysis, System Development, Human Factors and Usability (2)
- HI 7050 Project and Program Management (3) and HI 7060 Leadership and Strategic Management (2)
- IS 7031 Database Modeling and Design for Healthcare (3)
- Electives from HI 7071 Introduction to Healthcare Data Science, HI 7072 Analytics and BI Tools, BANA 7011 Data Analysis, BANA 7015 Advanced Health Care Data Analytics
- HI 7090 Practicum (6)
More curriculum details are available here.
You Should Know
- Required courses and the practicum total 28 credits, so reaching 33 takes about 5 elective credits (two electives). The program page says electives run “2 to 4 courses, determined by entry term”; four would exceed 33.
- Courses from the Health Data Science and AI certificate and the Health Information Security certificate can count toward the MHI.
MS Practicum and Capstone
- HI 7090 Practicum, 6 credits, in the final term.
- Students design the experience with the course instructor and a preceptor and complete an approved project.
- The practicum “may be completed remotely depending on the agreement with the practicum site manager.”
- Hours and who secures the site are not clearly stated.
A 6-credit practicum is substantial, and the remote option helps students outside Cincinnati. Students should line up a preceptor early, since the program does not say it places students.
MS Admissions
No health care background, prerequisites, or test scores are required.
- Bachelor’s degree in any field; 3.0 GPA (conditional admission possible below 3.0).
- RN license or health care experience: not required. No GRE or GMAT.
- Letter of intent, resume, two recommendations, unofficial transcripts.
- Recent UC graduates with a 3.0 GPA are admitted automatically.
- Up to 6 graduate transfer credits.
- Six start dates a year; for example, apply by November 16, 2026 for January 2027.
- Online students are not eligible for F-1 visas.
Graduate Certificates
The estimated tuition for the Health Data Science and Artificial Intelligence certificate at the University of Cincinnati is not clearly stated; at the MHI rate, its 13 credits would be about $9,800 (our estimate).
Program length is not clearly stated.
- Health Data Science and AI: at least 13 credits, online; 2.75 GPA, one reference, resume, letter of intent.
- Health Information Security: 18 credits (15 for students with a health care background), online; three HI courses count toward the MHI.
BS in Health Informatics
The estimated tuition for the BS in Health Informatics at the University of Cincinnati is approximately $55,842 for Ohio residents (about 123 credits at $454/credit, our estimate before transfer credit).
The program can generally be completed in about three years full-time; full-time students average nine semesters.
- Fully online, with 19 health informatics courses: programming, networking, databases, interoperability, cybersecurity, data mining, and decision support, plus five HIM courses.
- Capstone: HI 4090C Health Informatics Capstone (3); the page also mentions a professional practicum without credits or hours.
- In CAHIIM candidacy status, not yet accredited.
- Starts spring, summer, and fall.
You Should Know
- UC does not publish a credit total for the program page; our 123 is a sum of the listed courses.
Bachelor of Health Information Management
The estimated tuition for the Bachelor of Health Information Management at UC Clermont College is approximately $54,480 for Ohio residents (120 credits at $454/credit, our estimate before transfer credit).
Program length is not clearly stated.
- Fully online through UC Clermont in Batavia, in 7-week sessions taken one class at a time.
- CAHIIM-accredited through 2031-32; graduates are eligible for the RHIA exam.
- Students with a 3.0 GPA can start MHI courses in their fifth or sixth semester through an accelerated pathway.
Tuition
UC Online publishes all-in per-credit rates. MHI students pay $754 per credit in Ohio and $769 elsewhere; undergraduate online students pay $454 and $469.
| Per Credit | MHI (Graduate) | Online Bachelor’s |
|---|---|---|
| Instructional fee | $662.00 | $402.00 |
| General, ITIE, program, and distance learning fees | $92.00 | $52.00 |
| Ohio resident total | $754.00 | $454.00 |
| Nonresident surcharge | $15.00 | $15.00 |
| Nonresident total | $769.00 | $469.00 |
- MHI: 33 × $754 = $24,882 (Ohio); 33 × $769 = $25,377 (nonresident).
- Rates from UC Online’s online program fees page.
Be aware that:
- The fees page does not state an academic year. The undergraduate rate matches the Bursar’s 2026-27 table; the MHI rate could not be confirmed there.
- Application fees differ: $65 domestic for the MHI, $50 for the bachelor’s.
- Certificate tuition is not listed separately.
With fees included in the per-credit rate and almost no residency gap, the MHI’s all-in price is easy to predict: about $25,000 for most students.
Why Choose This Health Informatics Program?
Built for working adults who want an accredited, predictable-cost online master’s they can start almost any time.
Cost verdict. About $25,000 all in, the same within $500 for every state, with CAHIIM accreditation. That is about $2,000 more than KU’s online MS and about $5,000 less than Kent State’s.
What you give up. The curriculum is broad rather than deeply technical, and part-time students average more than two years. Students wanting programming or machine learning depth should look at the data science electives or a more technical program.
Undergraduate routes. The BS in Health Informatics is informatics-focused but not yet accredited; the UC Clermont HIM bachelor’s is the accredited route to the RHIA.
Accreditation
The MHI is accredited by CAHIIM, reaffirmed through 2029; UC describes it as the first accredited MHI in Ohio. UC Clermont’s Bachelor of HIM is CAHIIM-accredited through 2031-32. The BS in Health Informatics is in CAHIIM candidacy status.
The University of Cincinnati is institutionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.
The MHI fits Track 1 of the AMIA Health Informatics Certification, which also requires 4 years of informatics work in the past 6 at 50% or more of work time. HIM bachelor’s graduates can sit for AHIMA’s RHIA exam.
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