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Medical Informatics at Boston University

If you are interested in studying Medical Informatics, take a look at what Boston University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Boston University is in Boston, MA.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 33 medical informatics degrees were granted at Boston University.

Online Class Availability at Boston University

Many students take online classes at Boston University. Among 37,737 students, 5,423 (14%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 1,354 (4%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Medical Informatics graduates at Boston University, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Medical Informatics graduates at Boston University are 58% women (19) and 42% men (14).

Medical Informatics Master’s Program at Boston University

Of the 33 master’s medical informatics graduates at Boston University, 58% were women (19) and 42% were men (14).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Medical Informatics master’s degree recipients at Boston University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	4
Asian	4
International (Nonresident)	12
Unknown	13

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 12% of Medical Informatics master’s degree recipients at Boston University, below the national average of 31%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Best-Paid Careers for Medical Informatics Graduates

Students who finish Medical Informatics program at Boston University go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for Medical Informatics majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Computer Occupations, All Other	$159,837
Document Management Specialists	$147,490
Information Security Engineers	$142,543
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	$140,795
Information Technology Project Managers	$124,655
Blockchain Engineers	$123,667
Digital Forensics Analysts	$119,226
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	$103,058
Penetration Testers	$93,800
Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians	$82,846

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.