Medical Informatics at National University

If you plan to study medical informatics, take a look at what National University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

National University is located in La Jolla, California and approximately 18,070 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.

National University Medical Informatics Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Medical Informatics

Online Classes Are Available at National University

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, National University does offer online courses in medical informatics for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

National University Medical Informatics Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Medical Informatics Student Demographics at National University

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

National University Medical Informatics Master’s Program

Of the 16 medical informatics students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from National University, about 56% were men and 44% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in medical informatics each year. National University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 24% more men than average.

In the medical informatics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 81% of degree recipients. That is 40% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 CA, the home state for National University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Software Applications Developers	148,550	$127,950
Computer Workers	74,690	$103,270
Computer and Information Research Scientists	7,300	$136,310

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 University under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.