Medical Informatics at Harvard University

What traits are you looking for in a medical informatics school? To help you decide if Harvard University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's medical informatics program.

Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and approximately 30,391 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Medical Informatics section at the bottom of this page.

Harvard Medical Informatics Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Medical Informatics
• Doctorate Degree in Medical Informatics

Harvard Medical Informatics Rankings

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There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in medical informatics, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Medical Informatics Student Demographics at Harvard

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the medical informatics majors at Harvard University.

Harvard Medical Informatics Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students earned a master's degree in medical informatics from Harvard. About 64% of these graduates were women and the other 36% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in medical informatics each year. Harvard does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Harvard University with a master's in medical informatics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

Careers That Medical Informatics Grads May Go Into

A degree in medical informatics can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Harvard University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Software Applications Developers	29,110	$109,130
Computer Workers	11,190	$92,110
Computer and Information Research Scientists	720	$116,920

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Elisa.rolle under License

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