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Master of Science in Health Care Analytics

What Can a Health Care Analytics Degree do for You?

$98,445

Average starting salary of our most recent graduating class.

89%

The percentage of graduates who received a job offer within six months of graduation.

Key Program Information

Program Length

Two years // four semesters
With work experience: three semesters 
 

Program Delivery

In person  

 

Application Deadlines

  • Round 1: December 1, 2026
  • Round 2: January 10, 2027
  • Round 3: February 1, 2027

Cost of Attendance

Please visit the CMU Student Financial Services website

Internship

Required without prior work experience
 

STEM Designated

Yes   
 

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Improve Health Care Outcomes With Data

The Master of Science in Health Care Analytics program combines advanced analytics, technology, and health care expertise to help you solve complex challenges facing patients, providers, payers, and health systems. You'll graduate with the technical and strategic skills to turn data into better decisions, improve outcomes, and lead meaningful change across the health care industry.

This program might be right for you if:

  • You want to use data and analytics to improve health care quality, access, and patient outcomes.
  • You're interested in careers in health systems, consulting, health technology, insurance, pharmaceuticals, or public health.
  • You enjoy solving complex problems using data, statistics, and technology.
  • You want to bridge the gap between technical analysis and real-world health care decision-making.
  • You're looking for a program that combines analytics expertise with business, communication, and leadership skills.

Explore Health Care Analytics

Curriculum

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Our curriculum provides evidence-based instruction with a health care focus.

Health Care Analytics Curriculum

 

Career Outcomes

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Our graduates work for hospitals, insurers, health tech startups, government agencies and more.

Career Outcomes

 

Experiences Beyond the Classroom

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Your learning journey goes beyond the classroom at Heinz College. Discover how you'll learn by doing.

Experiential Learning

Scholarships & Financial Aid

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Through financial aid, scholarships, and partnerships, we are committed to reducing your cost of attendance.

Scholarships and Financial Aid

 

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My project didn’t just end with the internship—it was transferred to colleagues at Eli Lilly to be used and built upon. Not all projects made it to that stage. Heinz really prepared me to deliver work that lasts.

Ardak Baizhaxynova
MSHCA '26 | Clinical Data Analyst Intern, Eli Lilly

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Scholarships & Financial Aid

Heinz College is committed to ensuring that tomorrow's policy leaders are able to secure the education they need to be successful. More than 95% of our Health Care Analytics students receive a scholarship, and we offer many fellowships and student employment opportunities. We encourage you to explore these resources and contact our Office of Admissions for more information.

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Learn by Doing

At Heinz College, you will receive practical experience to complement your coursework through our Capstone projects, during which you'll solve a problem for real-life client. You will use your health care-specific data analytics skills to help clinics secure patient data, standardize organ transplant care, and streamline medical resident evaluation.

How Can a Master's Degree in Health Care Analytics Help You?


 

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Connect With a Current Student

Reach out to one of our students to learn more about life at Heinz College.  

 

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Your Next Steps for Applying to the Health Care Analytics Program