Online Advanced Certificate in Healthcare Informatics

Health Informatics Has a Place for You. Earn Your Credential in About a Year.

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2 Tracks

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CLINICAL INFORMATICS

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NO HEALTHCARE EXPERIENCE NEEDED

Earn an Advanced Health Informatics Credential in 15 Months

The Advanced Certificate in Healthcare Informatics is a 12-credit, fully online program covering clinical informatics, health analytics, big data, database design, research informatics, digital health and telemedicine.

It’s designed for professionals who want focused, graduate-level training in one of healthcare’s fastest-growing fields and a credential they can put to work quickly.

Two Tracks, One Credential

The healthcare informatics certificate offers two specialized tracks so you can focus on the area that fits your goals. Both tracks are grounded in how healthcare organizations actually use data and technology.

The Technology track prepares you to apply information systems and data tools across healthcare settings.
The Clinical Informatics track focuses on how clinicians and patients interact with technology to improve care.

Learn more about these specialized tracks →

A Credential That Stands on Its Own—or Leads Somewhere Greater

The Advanced Certificate in Healthcare Informatics is a strong standalone credential for professionals looking to grow their health informatics knowledge.

If you decide to continue with your graduate education, every credit you earn applies toward Adelphi’s Master of Science in Healthcare Informatics, the first CAHIIM-accredited healthcare informatics master’s program in the NYC metropolitan area.

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Why Choose Adelphi’s Advanced Certificate Program?

Earn your certificate in 15 months

Get graduate-level health informatics training in just over a year, at a lower cost and shorter time commitment of a full master’s program.

Learn from expert faculty with diverse career backgrounds

Our faculty is made up of doctors, nurses, educators and business leaders dedicated to providing support to students and creating engaging coursework.

Make connections and gain industry insight from a top-ranked university

Adelphi has been repeatedly recognized as a Career Development College and a College of Distinction in Engagement, Teaching, Community and Outcomes thanks to our commitment to equipping students with the skills to succeed in their lifelong career journey.

Maintain your career through a flexible format

Through a 100 percent online learning platform and asynchronous coursework, you can earn your certificate anywhere, anytime. No GMAT/GRE required.

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Our professors are a big part of what sets us apart. We limit class sizes and promote individualized attention in the classroom, but more than that, our faculty members get to know their students and advocate for them as they make their way through our program.”

Mary L. Jahrsdoerfer, PhD

Clinical Assistant Professor and Program Director

Curriculum Overview

The online Advanced Certificate in Healthcare Informatics is a 12-credit, fully online program with no set class times. You’ll choose one track, Technology or Clinical Informatics, and that selection determines your coursework.

Technology Track

Core Courses

Introduction to Health Informatics
Computer Applications for Healthcare Managers

Electives (choose two)

Database Design and Modeling for Health Informatics
Health Management Information Systems and Organizational Behavior
Consumer Health Informatics and Healthcare Quality Improvement
Standards for Clinical Interoperability in Healthcare

Clinical Informatics Track

Core Courses

Introduction to Health Informatics
Introduction to U.S. Health Care Organization

Electives (choose two)

Clinical Research Informatics
Telemedicine Applications, Digital Health and m-Health
Health Analytics, Big Data and Natural Language Processing
Database Design and Modeling for Health Informatics

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Health Informatics Certificate: Who Is This Program For?

The Advanced Certificate in Healthcare Informatics is for professionals who want graduate-level health informatics training without the time commitment of a full master’s degree. No clinical experience, healthcare degree or programming knowledge required to complete this advanced certificate.

Your peers will include:

IT professionals supporting healthcare organizations who want clinical context and a formal credential without committing to a full master’s program.
Healthcare administrators and managers who work with data systems regularly and want focused graduate-level training to back up what they already do.
Nurses and clinicians who interact with EHR and health IT daily and want a credential that reflects the informatics skills their roles already demand.
Career changers who want to build health informatics skills and earn a credential they can put to work quickly before deciding whether to pursue the full degree.

See our full admissions requirements

Health Informatics Career Landscape

Health informatics skills are in demand across every corner of healthcare and the field is expanding as organizations invest in better data systems, digital health tools and clinical analytics capabilities.

The market for health informatics professionals is growing fast: postings that ask for health informatics skills have nearly doubled since 2024. The median advertised salary of $108,400, which has risen more than 25 percent over the past three years (source: Lightcast Labor Analytics).

Pivot to a New Career

A graduate certificate is a strong entry point into roles like:

Electronic medical records specialist
Healthcare informatics specialist
Project management
Data analyst
Nursing informatics technician
Health IT support

Upskill With Informatics Skills

For professionals already working in areas such as healthcare, IT or administration, the certificate is a way to formalize skills that your role increasingly requires.

In nursing, informatics competency is now an expected part of practice, according to AACN, and a graduate credential helps demonstrate that you’re ahead of that curve.

For IT professionals supporting healthcare organizations, it adds the clinical context that makes the work more effective and the expertise more credible.

Health informatics touches every corner of healthcare, and these are just two examples of how professionals use the certificate to build on what they already do. To talk through how the certificate applies to your specific background, contact an enrollment specialist at 516.619.2209 or online@adelphi.edu.

Job postings for health informatics roles have nearly doubled since 2024, and the median advertised salary has grown 26% over the past three years.

Source: Lightcast Labor Analytics

Frequently Asked Questions: Advanced Certificate in Healthcare Informatics

What is healthcare informatics?

Healthcare informatics is about helping organizations manage data more effectively to improve patient care and run more efficiently. It covers both clinical and business functions, giving organizations the systems and tools to collect, store, manage and act on health data.

In practice, that means nurses, doctors and entire care teams rely on health informatics to communicate and coordinate more effectively. Getting the right information to the right person at the right time makes a real difference in patient outcomes, and health informatics is what makes that possible.

Do I need a background in healthcare or IT to enroll?

No. The Advanced Certificate in Healthcare Informatics is open to professionals from any field. No clinical experience, healthcare degree or programming knowledge required.

The curriculum is designed to build the technical and analytical foundations you need from the ground up, regardless of where you’re starting from.

How does the certificate relate to the healthcare informatics master’s degree?

Both are strong credentials on their own, and both feature instructor-led courses and the same CAHIIM-accredited academic framework. However, the two programs are built for different stages of a career and different levels of commitment.

The Advanced Certificate in Healthcare Informatics is a focused 12-credit credential you can complete in about a year. It’s a good option for professionals who want to build foundational knowledge or add informatics skills without a full graduate program.
The Master of Science in Healthcare Informatics is a comprehensive 39-credit graduate program that goes deeper into the analytical, managerial and leadership dimensions of health informatics. It’s a strong fit for professionals looking to move into senior, technical or leadership roles. It can also be an excellent bridge for career changers who want a comprehensive foundation in the field.

If you complete the certificate and decide to continue toward the master’s degree, your credits will transfer directly into the MS program to save time and tuition costs.

What are the admissions requirements?

Admission requirements for the online Advanced Certificate in Healthcare Informatics include:

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year institution
Minimum 2.75 cumulative undergraduate GPA
No GRE or GMAT required

That’s it! We accept bachelor’s degrees from any field and do not require previous healthcare experience.

Visit our admissions page for more information and to see the materials you’ll provide with your application.

How much does the advanced certificate program cost?

Visit the tuition page for fees and financial aid information. You can also contact an enrollment specialist at 516.619.2209 or online@adelphi.edu to discuss how you can finance your degree.

How does Adelphi help with career development?

Students and alumni have full access to Adelphi's Center for Career and Professional Development for résumé reviews, interview prep and more. They also have access to Handshake, which students in front of 1 million+ employers, including every Fortune 500 company.

As the first healthcare informatics program in New York to earn accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management (CAHIIM), Adelphi's credential carries weight with employers in hospitals, health systems, insurance companies and health tech firms.

Have additional questions? We’re happy to help. The fastest way to get answers specific to your situation is to talk with an enrollment specialist at 516.619.2209 or by emailing online@adelphi.edu. Our full FAQ has more answers if you’d rather read on.