Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Public Health/Doctor of Philosophy (MPH/PhD)
Master of Public Health/Master of Science (MPH/MS)
Master of Science (MS)	Biomedical informatics
(Certificate)	Health data science
(Certificate)	Biomedical informatics
Master of Science (MS)	Applied biomedical informatics
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Biomedical informatics
(Certificate)	Applied biomedical informatics
(Certificate)	Public health informatics

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	48
Doctoral Degrees	4

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE Practicum
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE Comp Exam Required Thesis Alternate accepted

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

126

Applied

103

Accepted

Enrolled

Applying

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	July 1st	July 1st	No
Spring deadline	November 1st	November 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL IBT score: 87
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 7

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	May 1
Types of financial support available	Health Care Benefits Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

286

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	14.69%
Black or African American	15.03%
White or Caucasian	25%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.7%
Asian	20.63%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	1.05%
Two or more races	1.05%
Unknown	21.33%

Gender

Male (43%)

Female (56%)

Faculty

Total faculty

Full-time - 29

Part-time - 11

Male (28)

Female (12)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Health data science, bioinformatics, precision health and human factors engineering
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 7000 Fannin Street, Suite 600
Houston, TX 77030
United States

Contact Dr. Jiajie Zhang
Dean/Chair in Informatics Excellence
Phone: 713-500-3922

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