Medical Informatics at Northern Kentucky University

Every medical informatics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the medical informatics program at Northern Kentucky University stacks up to those at other schools.

NKU is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky and has a total student population of 16,211. Of the 385 student who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northern Kentucky University in 2,021, 1 of them were medical informatics majors.

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.

NKU Medical Informatics Degrees Available

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

NKU Medical Informatics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the medical informatics progam at NKU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The medical informatics major at NKU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Medical Informatics. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Medical Informatics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11
Best Medical Informatics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	13
Most Popular Medical Informatics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14
Best Value Medical Informatics Master’s Degree Schools	17
Most Focused Medical Informatics Master’s Degree Schools	22
Most Popular Medical Informatics Master’s Degree Schools	29
Most Popular Medical Informatics Schools	37
Most Focused Medical Informatics Schools	37
Most Popular Medical Informatics Graduate Certificate Schools	42
	53
Best Medical Informatics Master’s Degree Schools	58
	78
Best Medical Informatics Schools	88

In 2021, 18 students received their master’s degree in medical informatics from NKU. This makes it the #29 most popular school for medical informatics master’s degree candidates in the country.

Medical Informatics Student Demographics at NKU

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

NKU Medical Informatics Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student earned a bachelor's degree in medical informatics from NKU.

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

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

NKU Medical Informatics Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students graduated with a master's degree in medical informatics from NKU. About 61% were men and 39% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in medical informatics each year. NKU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 29% more men than average.

Of the students who received a medical informatics master's degree from NKU, 72% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

NKU also has a doctoral program available in medical informatics. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 KY, the home state for Northern Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Software Applications Developers	5,700	$86,300
Computer Workers	2,500	$79,420

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 Samvscat under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.