The Digital Future of Healthcare
We train professionals who uncover the breakthroughs hidden in health data.
Our program prepares the next generation of health informaticians and data scientists to lead and make a difference in health care and population health.
The Georgetown University Master’s in Health Informatics & Data Science is designed to help you develop core competencies in data science, health-related data, predictive analytics, machine learning (ML), artificial intelligence (AI) and other advanced technologies. By the end of the program, you will be prepared to successfully take on a wide range of opportunities in health care organizations and related industries, including health technology developers, device manufacturers, pharma/biotech, academic medical centers, and management consulting firms. We help our students build critical skills for this growing sector to lead the evolution of health care.
Who our program is for: This program is aimed at health professionals, engineers, and math/science/computer science majors seeking to become practicing health data scientists and clinical informaticians.
Example courses: Utilizing Data in Electronic Medical Records (HIDS 6002), AI for Health Applications (HIDS 7006), Digital Health Applications (HIDS 7007). Browse our courses >
Join Us in Fall 2026
Early Application with Fee Waiver: January 15
Priority Application: May 15
Final Deadline: July 1
Ideas into Action
Learn what makes Georgetown the best place to unlock the potential of health informatics and data science.
The Georgetown Difference
Through multidisciplinary coursework and practical projects, HIDS students will interact with experts working in the field and faculty from top-ranked Georgetown University departments and schools including the Innovation Center for Biomedical Informatics, Massive Data Institute, McDonough School of Business, and Kennedy Institute of Ethics.
Alumni Success
Graduates of the program are ready to take on roles such as health data analyst, health business analyst, electronic health record (EHR) data manager, health technology consultant, health data scientist, nurse informatician, chief medical informatics officer (CMIO), and other related positions. The capstone project gives students experience with local employers in health informatics and data science.
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Georgetown Ranked #1 Best Master’s in Health Informatics Programs
We are proud to announce that the Georgetown Health Informatics & Data Science (HIDS) program is ranked as the #1 Best Master’s in Health Informatics Programs by NurseJournal.
November 30, 2024
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Georgetown Rated a Top School for Health Informatics & Data Science
We are proud to announce that the Georgetown Health Informatics & Data Science (HIDS) program is featured among the best value schools for master’s degrees in Health Informatics & Data Science by BestValueSchools each year from 2021 to 2024!
September 15, 2024
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New Publication on Multi-Site Machine Learning for Brain Cancer Imaging
Read our latest paper in Nature Communications published in December 2022 regarding a large scale consortium effort to develop a federated learning approach for AI models based on brain cancer imaging.
December 6, 2022