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The Health Data Science Graduate Certificate comprises 15 credit hours of coursework from the Master's Degree in Health Data Science program curriculum.

The rising emphasis on highly personalized data in health care, pharmaceutical, insurance and other organizations increases the need for health data scientists. Our program combines statistics and data science with a focus on health data. This combination of skill sets is highly sought after and is required in many health care institutions and industries.

This 15-credit-hour program can be completed online, in-person, or hybrid and complements prior education and careers in health care, insurance, consulting, education, health analytics, biomedical research, government and biology.

Students interested in a Master's Degree in Health Data Science can also complete this certificate within the first year of the master's program.

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  • May 1: summer application deadline
  • August 1: fall application deadline
  • January 1: spring application deadline

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KU School of Medicine

University of Kansas Medical Center
Department of Biostatistics & Data Science
3901 Rainbow Boulevard
Mailstop 1026
Kansas City, KS 66160