Key Information
- Duration: Full-time, 84 months
- Start dates & application deadlines: Starting August 2027; apply before Dec 2026
Overview
Today’s decision-making is increasingly driven by data and collaborative practice. Health information technology is both productive and disruptive, and technology is in the hands of more people than ever before. Now people must overcome the usability challenges that have emerged and mine the data that technology is producing.
Features
- The Biomedical and Health Informatics program at University of Illinois at Chicago focuses on research, scholarship and interprofessionality, working in teams that include a range of professions and settings.
- The curriculum prepares students to solve today’s complex knowledge management issues—and ensure that these solutions are effective for the healthcare professionals who use them.
Programme Structure
Curriculum:
- Medical Sciences and Human Pathophysiology
- Medical Terminology for Health Information Management
- Health Data Structures and Management
- Consumer Health: Engaging Patients Through Technology
- Principles of Evidence-Based Health Care
Admission Requirements
Academic requirements
- GPA: 3
- GRE: 151 (verbal), 152 (quantitative)
English requirements
- TOEFL iBT: 95
- PTE Academic: 54
- IELTS: 6.5
Other requirements
General requirements:
- Prior Degrees: Master's degree in health informatics or related field is preferred. Transfer of graduate credits from another institution will be handled on a course-by-course basis.
- Grade Point Average: At least 3.00/4.00 for the final 60 semester (90 quarter) hours of undergraduate study and for all graduate degrees. In addition to the previous requirements, the cumulative GPA for any graduate-level course work must be at least 3.00/4.00.
- Tests Required: GRE General Test with a minimum score of 152 (56th percentile) on the verbal and 151 (56th percentile) on the quantitative sections.
- Minimum English Competency Test Score.
Fees and Funding
Tuition Fees
- International: 13,328 AUD / year (≈ 9,376 USD / year)
- Out-of-State: 13,328 AUD / year (≈ 9,376 USD / year)
- Domestic (In-State): 6,394 AUD / year (≈ 4,498 USD / year)
Living costs
Chicago, United States: 1,844–3,541 AUD / month. The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
Scholarships are available. PhD scholarship opportunities for Biomedical and Health Informatics are offered by independent providers and external organizations.