MS in Healthcare Analytics
Improve hospital systems and enhance patient care with technology.
Master’s in Healthcare Analytics Degree Overview
If you have a healthcare or analytic background and would like to deepen and broaden your expertise or enter the healthcare field, a master’s in healthcare analytics (MSHA) degree is for you. This on-ground graduate STEM program offered at the San Diego and Los Angeles campuses will provide you with the technical and management you need to succeed in healthcare analytics, following all best practices in data analytics and the ability to apply them to the many facets of modern healthcare. This master’s in healthcare analytics program will prepare you to knowledgeably engage with stakeholders around health data science and analytics so that you can make a difference in your chosen healthcare organization.
Healthcare is more than just doctors, nurses, and insurance providers; it includes the people working behind the scenes to support the healthcare system and ensure it functions properly. As a healthcare analyst, you’ll make critical predictive and prescriptive analytic decisions, managing data and information. Your expertise in health data analytics will be welcomed in a variety of roles within hospitals, clinics, healthcare devices or services companies, the pharmaceutical industry, insurance companies, and more. The MSHA program delivers a quality education in advanced healthcare data analysis with emphasis on information systems design, foundation of policy, optimization of clinical and medical service quality, the integration of statistical data, and more.
A Master’s in Healthcare Analytics is a strategic decision for professionals who want to learn the relationship of healthcare management to big data, and health information technology. Data science and information technology courses from an accredited university open up high-demand careers across healthcare, business, and technology sectors. This interdisciplinary STEM program merges information system, data management, and healthcare administration principles to equip graduates with the skills needed to drive innovation in the health services sector.
Now more than ever, as the pandemic has raised awareness in this STEM field and the volume of health data continues to grow, opportunities for healthcare professionals who know how to analyze and perform data mining to improve patient care are on the rise. With the exponential growth of big data in the healthcare industry, proficiency in health data management is becoming increasingly in demand. Some topics we explore in our health analytics’ core courses include: design and management for healthcare informatics, methods for healthcare data analytics, public health informatics, and healthcare database design. Learn more about our course offerings below.
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Alliant CSML Celebrates New Partnership with HIMSS
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) recently designated the California School of Leadership and Management (CSML) at Alliant University as an approved education partner (AEP). HIMSS is a premier reputable, recognized global advisor, thought leader, and member association committed to transforming the health ecosystem. This is a huge honor, and we truly appreciate their recognition of the CSML. HIMSS praised our well-developed graduate programs that provide students with the latest skills, knowledge on a variety of healthcare topics and courses, and a real-world application of the educational content. We are thrilled to join this exclusive group of AEP organizations.
The benefits of being an AEP with HIMSS are numerous. CSML is authorized to offer the MSHA and MSDA programs with their robust curricula now as HIMSS-approved programs. This partnership further strengthens the credibility of the skills and competencies which students receive throughout CSML degree programs. Earning a degree from an HIMSS/AEP partner school will make you a more desirable candidate to recruiters, and more competitive in the healthcare related marketplace. HIMSS members are also eligible for a 15% tuition savings toward CSML master’s and doctoral programs.
MSHA Program Highlights
Hands-on Learning
Learn through applied research, writing, presentations, discussions, debates, and an internship or a team-based capstone project using data queries, statistical modeling, algorithmic routines, and procedural logic you can use to benefit your current organization.
A Versatile Degree
This health analytics program prepares you to succeed in a wide range of jobs in varying departments within hospitals, clinics, healthcare device companies, the pharmaceutical industry, insurance companies, and more.
Honors Program
Students have the opportunity to participate in a research project which could lead to authorship and publication in a peer-reviewed journal, blog or SIGs (special interest groups) through the school’s technology and quantitative analysis programs.
Executive Schedule
Students interested in the Alliant University MSHA program will attend courses and curriculum on an executive instructional schedule requiring completion of 33 credit units for degree completion. The courses are offered in an academic calendar of eight-week terms with a program completion time of 12 months.
Practical Training (CPT)
Practical training in the health professions is required and intended to develop professional and applied practice related skills and expertise in the student’s program through a variety of work and learning experiences which could involve supervised practical training and/or applied client projects. Learn More
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Honors Program
The MS in Healthcare Analytics program now has an honors program for high-achieving students.
This honors program cohort will meet once a month for a deep-dive discussion on contemporary trending industry issues, gaps, advances, and opportunities. It will engage in research projects led by faculty that are designed to further the reach of their education in a manner commensurate with their existing academic achievement. This research can lead to pieces for publication in scientific, peer-reviewed journals, and the teams who successfully publish pieces will be listed as research authors in the publication itself.
Each and every student within the honors program will also receive professional executive mentoring on their selected career path, CV creation, and interviewing advice, as we guide our graduates to be prepared to make their impact in their career as soon as possible.
Finally, honors program members will assist instructors and gain invaluable experience as both a teacher and a leader as they work with these professors on assignment preparation, assist students with coursework, and ultimately conduct student-perspective evaluations in courses where they will provide feedback to instructors on student perceptions of course instruction.
The honors program is for students that have maintained a GPA of 3.5 or above for two consecutive terms, and will be required to pass a CSML faculty interview as well.
Industry Curriculum Partners
Program content and curriculum are developed in collaboration with industry experts including:
- Sriram Bharadwaj, previous Director of Applications and Chief Information Security Officer, Acting Interim CIO, UC Irvine Health
- Brett Garcia, Health Plan Supervisor at Kaiser Permanente
- Dr. Aaron Wester, core faculty at CSML, previous Technical Products Specialist for Press Ganey Associates, and previous National Director Advanced Analytics, Data Science and Research for iProspect / Dentsu Aegis conducting data analytics for Anthem healthcare.
MSHA – Executive Instructional Schedule Overview
The MSHA – Executive instructional schedule is an on-ground program approved by WASC. Students engage in practical training throughout the program in addition to the on-ground course curriculum in order to apply the knowledge and skills they attain in the classroom to the real world. Practical training is defined as an approved work experience that is an integral part of the MSHA program and is directly related to your major of study. You can complete the required professional practice hours by working on either a practical project, a client project, or an internship. Practical training can be part-time (20 hours or less a week) or full-time (more than 20 hours a week), and may be paid or unpaid.
Class schedule: For each course, students attend two full days of intensive, in-person, ground classes, for a total of 24 hours. In addition, 21 hours of classroom activities with the course instructor are completed remotely for each course. This schedule is repeated throughout the entire program for each course in the MSHA curriculum. Each course is scheduled over an 8-week Term academic session.
Curricular Practical Training (CPT)
Students in the MSHA ground program are required to participate in curricular practical training as part of their experiential learning throughout the program. Practical training is intended to develop professional and applied practice related skills and expertise in the student’s program through a variety of work and learning experiences which could involve supervised practical training and/or applied client projects. This is required throughout the academic program from the beginning of the program to program completion. Domestic students can contact the CSML Professional Development (CPD) Coordinator directly for guidance. International students must apply for authorization for Curricular Practical Training to the Designated School Official (DSO).
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“Analytics driven clinical outcomes help achieve greater performance in healthcare management and alleviate the pressures on health systems, which ultimately drives greater patient care and support structures.”
Dr. Aaron Wester | Program Lead Faculty