What Makes Our Program Distinct?

Our Nursing Informatics program is ranked #2 in the nation by US News and World Report's Best Grad Schools ranking.

The University of Minnesota is among the top nursing informatics programs in the United States and provides international scholarly leadership and collaboration through the Center for Nursing Informatics.

The Center for Nursing Informatics at the School of Nursing further connects students and faculty through collaborations with local, national and international partnerships, including:

• Institute for Health Informatics 
• The International Council of Nursing’s eHealth 
• The Minnesota Omaha System Partnership

A unique focus for this field is linking patients, providers, public health and researchers through authorized and secure information sharing. Take time to see this three-minute video by the Office of the National Coordinator.

Graduates pursue careers as:

• Business application analysts
• Chief information officers
• Chief nursing information officers
• Clinical decision support specialists
• Clinical informatics coordinators
• Clinical informatics system analysts
• Clinical support - safety managers
• Clinical systems analysts
• Directors of nursing informatics
• Directors of quality informatics
• Faculty specializing in informatics
• Health care informatics software developers
• Implementation consultants
• Informatics nurse educators
• Information system clinical project leaders
• Information systems administrators
• Information technology training directors
• Nursing/health informatics consultants
• Project managers for health information systems