University of Minnesota

University of Minnesota
Type	Public
Established	1851
President	Eric W. Kaler
Provost	Karen Hanson
Location	Minneapolis - Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Campus	Urban
Colors	Maroon and gold
Nickname	Golden Gophers
Website	umn.edu
LinkedIn	https://www.linkedin.com/edu/school?id=18677

University of Minnesota (also University of Minnesota Twin Cities or U of M) is a public research university located in the twin cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. The Minneapolis and St. Paul campuses are approximately 3 miles apart, and the Saint Paul campus is actually in neighboring Falcon Heights. The university is organized into 18 colleges and schools offering over 150 undergraduate and nearly 300 graduate and professional programs.^[1] U of M is classified as a research university with very high research activity by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.^[2] The university enrolled more than 50,000 students, and it ranked 71 among national universities and 26 in "Top Public Schools" according to U.S. News & World Report's 2016 rankings.^[3]

Informatics programs

Health and clinical informatics

The following health/clinical informatics options exist for potential students:

M.S. in Health Informatics: 31 credit hours, completed in roughly two years; Available online? No; Program URL: https://healthinformatics.umn.edu/graduate-program/master-health-informatics-program

Ph.D. in Health Informatics: 70 credit hours; "Students also have a choice to pursue a minor in a related field in order to capitalize on the interdisciplinary nature of health informatics."; Available online? No; Program URL: https://healthinformatics.umn.edu/graduate-program/health-informatics-phd-graduate-program

Graduate Certificate in Leadership in Health Information Technology for Health Professionals: 16 credit hours; "Program assignments will be customized to align with a student’s professional field such as nursing, public health, medicine, pharmacy and lab and other."; Available online? No; Program URL: https://www.nursing.umn.edu/degrees-programs/certificates/leadership-health-information-technology-health-professionals-certificate

Nursing informatics

The following nursing informatics options exist for potential students:

D.N.P. in Nursing Informatics: "3-year, full-time program"; "Complete 1,000 hours at practicum sites arranged by the school."; Available online? Mixed; Program URL: https://www.nursing.umn.edu/doctor-nursing-practice-program/specialty-areas/nursing-informatics