Health Data Science Overview
In an era where data is transforming the health-care landscape, the demand for skilled professionals who can analyze, interpret and leverage health data continues to grow. While data is now a well-sought commodity, its use becomes even more important in evaluating quality of care. As such, the methods used, and the conclusions drawn must be carefully evaluated and closely monitored so that ethical standards are met and the advantages and disadvantages of data use fully understood.
Our graduate program in Health Data Science explores those areas and equips you with the expertise to drive innovation, improve patient outcomes and shape the future of health care.
Whether you’re an undergraduate student or a professional seeking to advance your career, understanding the link between the care people receive and the outcomes they experience is the key to developing better ways to improve the quality of care for all.
Our graduate program in Health Data Science explores those areas and equips you with the expertise to drive innovation, improve patient outcomes and shape the future of health care.
Whether you’re an undergraduate student or a professional seeking to advance your career, understanding the link between the care people receive and the outcomes they experience is the key to developing better ways to improve the quality of care for all.
Why Health Data Science at ACPHS?
The U.S. health-care data-science market is experiencing significant growth, with a projected 35 percent increase in demand for data scientists by 2032. Our one-year, fully online master’s program "fast tracks” students to be poised for a myriad of opportunities in the field.
Offering a combination of synchronous and asynchronous learning, full-time students will complete coursework during fall and spring semesters and finish with a summer capstone.
The College's academic programs are laser-focused on preparing the next generation of health care leaders. This unique environment provides access to a wide array of resources ranging from faculty research mentors to options for professionally relevant elective courses – all designed to create a pathway to a successful career.
Our faculty extend both academic expertise and practical experience to the topics they teach. Students learn how to program using large data sets to implement study designs and carry out analyses. Skills taught will include those needed to carry out randomized controlled trials, observational studies, and outcomes research.
Apply now to enhance your marketability as a health-care data leader!
Offering a combination of synchronous and asynchronous learning, full-time students will complete coursework during fall and spring semesters and finish with a summer capstone.
The College's academic programs are laser-focused on preparing the next generation of health care leaders. This unique environment provides access to a wide array of resources ranging from faculty research mentors to options for professionally relevant elective courses – all designed to create a pathway to a successful career.
Our faculty extend both academic expertise and practical experience to the topics they teach. Students learn how to program using large data sets to implement study designs and carry out analyses. Skills taught will include those needed to carry out randomized controlled trials, observational studies, and outcomes research.
Apply now to enhance your marketability as a health-care data leader!
Health Data Science Degree Coursework
The MS in Health Data Science is a 33-credit, one-year degree program intended for students interested in obtaining hands-on industry experience. Coursework lays the foundation for how data analytic skills can be used in a variety of health care settings, such as hospitals, public health agencies, third-party payers, managed-care settings, and policymaking bodies, to improve the quality of health, health care and business outcomes.
The program includes the option of a capstone project or an internship in a corporate setting. Depending on a student's interests, internship sites could include health quality monitoring organizations, public health agencies (state or county), pharmaceutical companies, insurance companies and hospitals.
At ACPHS, you will receive a solid foundation in the discipline by focusing on the language and concepts of public health research and statistical methods.
The program includes the option of a capstone project or an internship in a corporate setting. Depending on a student's interests, internship sites could include health quality monitoring organizations, public health agencies (state or county), pharmaceutical companies, insurance companies and hospitals.
At ACPHS, you will receive a solid foundation in the discipline by focusing on the language and concepts of public health research and statistical methods.
Health Data Science Degree Learning Objectives & Career Outcomes
The program provides graduates with the ability to work in the public or private sector or pursue advanced study in a doctoral program such as Health Outcomes or Health Economics. This flexibility is evident in a sampling of places where students have gone following graduation, which include:
Companies:
• Bayer
• New York State Department of Health
PhD Programs:
• Baylor College of Medicine
• Monash University
• University of Colorado at Denver
• University of Houston
Research Fellowships
• Johns Hopkins University
Apply now to enhance your marketability as a health-care data leader!
Companies:
• Bayer
• New York State Department of Health
PhD Programs:
• Baylor College of Medicine
• Monash University
• University of Colorado at Denver
• University of Houston
Research Fellowships
• Johns Hopkins University
Apply now to enhance your marketability as a health-care data leader!
Contact the Program Director
Michael Racz
Associate Professor
518-694-7182
michael.racz@acphs.edu
Associate Professor
518-694-7182
michael.racz@acphs.edu
Contact the Admissions Office
106 New Scotland Ave.
Albany, NY 12208
graduate@acphs.edu
518-694-7130
Albany, NY 12208
graduate@acphs.edu
518-694-7130