Medical Informatics at Tufts University

If you plan to study medical informatics, take a look at what Tufts University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Tufts is located in Medford, Massachusetts and approximately 12,219 students attend the school each year.

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.

Tufts Medical Informatics Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Medical Informatics

Online Classes Are Available at Tufts

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Tufts does offer online courses in medical informatics for the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

Tufts Medical Informatics Rankings

Medical Informatics Student Demographics at Tufts

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

Tufts Medical Informatics Master’s Program

69% Women

46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of medical informatics master's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in medical informatics each year. Tufts does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

In the medical informatics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 46% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 MA, the home state for Tufts University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Software Applications Developers	29,110	$109,130
Computer Workers	11,190	$92,110
Computer and Information Research Scientists	720	$116,920

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
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