Health Informatics · California

Health Informatics colleges in California

CampusPin lists 320 U.S. colleges in California that offer Health Informatics programs. Compare tuition, acceptance rate, and enrollment in the table below, every figure links back to the institution's official IPEDS data.

Health informatics is the study of capturing, storing, and analyzing clinical data so care teams can make better-informed decisions at the point of care.

Schools in California that offer Health Informatics

Health Informatics programs in California: by the numbers

A quick comparison of the 50 schools (of 320 total) listed above, drawn from each institution's published IPEDS data.

Schools listed

320

Public / private

15 / 35

Universities / 2-year

38 / 12

Cities represented

34

In-state tuition range

$1,104–$63,255

Median in-state tuition

$15,977

Lowest published in-state tuition

Barstow Community College

$1,104

Most selective

California Institute of Technology

3% acceptance

Largest by enrollment

Ashford University

31,389 students

Figures reflect the schools currently listed and each institution's most recent reported data. Verify current tuition and admissions details with the school before applying.

What you'll study in a Health Informatics program

  • Electronic health record systems and clinical workflow design
  • Medical terminology, classification, and diagnostic coding
  • Healthcare database design and clinical data management
  • Health data privacy, security, and regulatory compliance
  • Clinical decision support and quantitative decision modeling
  • Health information systems architecture and interoperability standards
  • Healthcare data analytics and reporting for quality improvement
  • Supervised practicum in a clinical or health information setting
  • Informatics implementation capstone and project coordination

Where a Health Informatics degree can lead

  • Health Informatics Specialist
  • Clinical Informatics Analyst
  • Health Information Manager
  • Medical Coder
  • EHR Analyst
  • Healthcare Data Analyst

Typical pay: Early-career wages vary by employer, region, and experience (BLS, 2024 health information technologists and medical registrars median $67,310).

Health informatics sits at the intersection of healthcare delivery and information technology, focusing on how patient and clinical data are recorded, organized, secured, and turned into usable knowledge. Students learn to design and manage electronic health record systems, structure medical terminology and coding so information moves cleanly between providers, and build the databases and decision-support tools that clinicians use at the point of care. Coursework blends computing fundamentals with healthcare context: students study how hospitals and clinics operate, the rules that govern patient privacy, and how to model medical decisions quantitatively. The major differs from a general computer science degree, which emphasizes theory and algorithms broadly; here the computing is always anchored in real clinical workflows, regulatory requirements, and the imaging, records, and research systems specific to medicine.

Programs are offered across the associate, bachelor's, and master's levels, with bachelor's and graduate study common for analyst, systems-design, and management roles in informatics. Curricula usually pair classroom study with applied components such as a database or systems project, a supervised practicum in a clinical or health information setting, and a capstone that ties the work together. Some roles connect to professional credentialing exams, and certain positions may call for credentials in health information management or medical coding, so prospective students should verify any programmatic accreditation and credentialing expectations for the path they intend to follow. Graduates work in hospitals, clinics and physician practices, insurance and managed-care organizations, public health agencies, health information technology vendors, and consulting firms, where they keep clinical data accurate, accessible, and protected.

In federal data for the closely related occupation of health information technologists and medical registrars, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a 2024 median wage of $67,310 and projects employment to grow about 14.7% from 2024 to 2034; an associate's degree is the typical entry-level education for that occupation. National figures are occupation-wide medians across all experience levels, not starting wages or graduate outcomes.

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