Texas Health Informatics Degree Programs

Texas has CAHIIM-accredited informatics and HIM degrees at UTHealth Houston and Texas State University, accredited HIM bachelor’s degrees at Texas Southern and Parker University, and more than twenty accredited community college programs leading to the RHIT. UNT, UT Southwestern, and Texas Woman’s University offer non-accredited informatics degrees, and UT Arlington and UT Tyler offer informatics MSNs for nurses.

Texas Health Informatics Programs

SchoolLocationProgramFormatEstimated TuitionAccreditation
UTHealth HoustonHoustonMS in Biomedical Informatics, Applied Track, 39 creditsOnline or campusAbout $10,100 in-state, $43,500 out-of-state, plus web feeCAHIIM
Texas State UniversitySan MarcosMaster of Health Information Management, 36 creditsOnlineAbout $18,100, all residenciesCAHIIM
Texas State UniversitySan MarcosMS in Health Informatics, 30 creditsOnlineAbout $15,100, all residenciesNot CAHIIM
University of North TexasDentonMS in Health Informatics, 36 creditsOnline, campus, or hybridAbout $12,700 in-state, $28,100 out-of-state (base tuition)Not CAHIIM
UT Southwestern Medical CenterDallasMS in Health Informatics, 36 creditsHybrid, eveningAbout $24,800 in-state, $39,400 out-of-stateNot CAHIIM
University of Texas at ArlingtonArlingtonMSN in Health Informatics, 36 credits (RNs)Online or campusNot clearly statedNot stated
University of Texas at TylerTylerMSN, Nursing Informatics, Quality and Safety (RNs)OnlineNot clearly statedNot stated
Texas State UniversitySan MarcosBS in Health Information Management, 120 creditsOnline, hybrid, or Round Rock campus$407 per creditCAHIIM
Texas State UniversitySan MarcosBS in Health Informatics, 120 creditsOnline$407 per creditNot CAHIIM
Texas Woman’s UniversityDentonBS in Health Informatics, 120 creditsOnlineAbout $28,600 in-state tuitionNot CAHIIM
Parker UniversityDallasBS in Health Information ManagementOnlineNot clearly statedCAHIIM
Texas Southern UniversityHoustonBS in Health Information ManagementNot clearly statedNot clearly statedCAHIIM

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 Texas Program May Fit You Best?

For an Accredited Master’s

UTHealth Houston‘s applied biomedical informatics master’s can be taken fully online and includes a practicum, at about $10,100 in tuition for Texas residents. Texas State‘s online HIM master’s costs about $18,100 for students in any state and leads to the RHIA.

For a Flexible or Clinical Master’s

UNT‘s master’s lets students choose eight of twelve courses and study online, on campus, or both. UT Southwestern‘s evening program on its Dallas medical campus includes a practicum and a mentored capstone.

For a Bachelor’s

Texas State’s online HIM bachelor’s leads to the RHIA, and its health informatics bachelor’s skips clinical placements. TWU‘s online bachelor’s builds on programming and databases. Parker University and Texas Southern also hold CAHIIM accreditation for HIM bachelor’s degrees.

For the RHIT

CAHIIM lists active associate programs at Alvin College, Austin Community College, Blinn College, College of the Mainland, Collin College, Dallas College, Del Mar College, El Paso Community College, Houston Community College, Lamar Institute of Technology, Lone Star College-North Harris, McLennan Community College, Midland College, Panola College, San Jacinto College North, South Texas College, St. Philip’s College, Tarrant County College, Texas State Technical College-Abilene, Tyler Junior College, and Wharton County Junior College.

For Nurses

UT Arlington‘s 36-credit MSN includes a 6-credit informatics practicum and requires two years of RN experience. UT Tyler’s online MSN combines nursing informatics with quality and safety.

How to Compare Texas Health Informatics Programs

Residency matters at UTHealth Houston, UNT, UT Southwestern, and TWU, where nonresidents pay far more, while Texas State’s online programs charge one rate. Only UTHealth Houston and Texas State hold CAHIIM accreditation at the master’s level, and UTHealth Houston’s and UT Southwestern’s master’s are the ones listed here that require a practicum.

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Compare Texas with health informatics programs in other states, including nearby Oklahoma and Louisiana, browse the master’s directory and bachelor’s directory, or see the nursing informatics school directory.

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