Peter O’Donnell Jr. School of Public Health • Dallas, TX • Hybrid, Evening • Per-Term Rates (2025-26)
UT Southwestern Medical Center offers 1 Health Informatics program:
- MS in Health Informatics
Program Overview
| Program | Est. Tuition | Est. Duration | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| MS in Health Informatics | About $24.8K in-state; $39.4K out-of-state | 2 to 3 years | 36 |
UT Southwestern’s health informatics master’s meets in the evenings on its Dallas medical campus, and its curriculum centers on clinical thinking, clinical decision support, workflow and usability, and application development. Every student completes a summer practicum and a capstone project with a health informatics professional.
Quick Facts
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Program Types | Master’s |
| Format | Hybrid, evening classes primarily on the Dallas campus |
| Practicum Hours | 2-credit practicum plus a 6-credit capstone; hours Not clearly stated |
| RN License Required | No |
| Who It’s For | Working professionals in the Dallas area who want clinically grounded informatics at an academic medical center |
| Distinctive Coursework | Clinical thinking, evidence-based medicine and decision support, human factors and usability, application development |
| Certification Pathway | Not CAHIIM-accredited; may fit AMIA AHIC with experience |
| Tuition | $6,121.66 Texas resident or $9,766.66 nonresident per 9-credit term, tuition and fees (2025-26) |
| Accreditation | No programmatic accreditation stated; SACSCOC institutional |
MS in Health Informatics
The estimated tuition for the MS in Health Informatics at UT Southwestern Medical Center is approximately $24,800 for Texas residents, or $39,400 for nonresidents, based on the full-time plan and 2025-26 per-term tuition and fees.
Full-time students finish in 2 years; part-time students take 2.5 to 3 years.
MS Curriculum
- HI 5000 Clinical Thinking; HI 5301 The U.S. Health Care System
- HI 5302 Health Information Technology; HI 5303 Evidence-Based Medicine and Clinical Decision Support
- HI 5304 Data Analytics; HI 5305 Biomedical and Basic Science Informatics
- HI 5306 Workflow Process Analysis, System Development, Human Factors, and Usability
- HI 5307 Health Information Management; HI 5308 Project Management and Clinical System Life Cycle
- HI 5309 Application Development; HI 5101 Ethics in Clinical Informatics
You Should Know
- The capstone implementation course may extend one to three semesters.
MS Practicum and Capstone
- HI 5200 Practicum (2 credits) in the summer.
- HI 5100 Capstone Project Plan and HI 5500 Capstone Implementation and Evaluation (6 credits), with a professional in the field and a UT Southwestern mentor.
MS Admissions
- Requirements are on UT Southwestern’s admissions page, not the program overview.
Tuition
UT Southwestern publishes per-term tuition and mandatory fees for the program; the latest posted schedule is for 2025-26.
| Credits per Term | Texas Resident | Nonresident |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | $2,187.66 | $3,402.66 |
| 6 | $4,216.66 | $6,646.66 |
| 9 | $6,121.66 | $9,766.66 |
- Rates come from UT Southwestern’s tuition and fees page.
Be aware that:
- ⚠️ The only posted schedule is for 2025-26, and the program has moved to the School of Public Health, so 2026-27 charges may differ.
The program has no added course fees beyond these totals.
Why Choose This Health Informatics Program?
Built for Dallas-area professionals who want clinical informatics on a medical campus.
Who it fits. Clinicians and IT staff who want evening classes, a practicum, and a mentored capstone inside an academic medical center fit this program.
The trade-offs. It is hybrid rather than online, and it is not CAHIIM-accredited, unlike UTHealth Houston‘s applied master’s.
Accreditation
UT Southwestern’s MS in Health Informatics is not CAHIIM-accredited, and UT Southwestern makes no CAHIIM claim for it.
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center is institutionally accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC).
Check the AMIA Health Informatics Certification eligibility rules for non-accredited master’s pathways.
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