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2025 Best Medical Informatics Schools in the Great Lakes Region

9 Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
317 Medical Informatics Degrees Awarded
Medical Informatics is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #311 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for medical informatics students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 317 degrees in medical informatics to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Medical Informatics School

Best Medical Informatics Schools in the Great Lakes Region The medical informatics program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Medical Informatics rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for medical informatics schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Medical Informatics Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Medical Informatics
Master's Degrees in Medical Informatics
Doctor's Degrees in Medical Informatics

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Medical Informatics Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Medical Informatics in the Great Lakes Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the medical informatics degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Medical Informatics

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL

Any student pursuing a degree in medical informatics needs to look into Northwestern University. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.

There were approximately 21 medical informatics students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI
35 Medical Informatics Degrees Awarded

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in medical informatics. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.

There were approximately 35 medical informatics students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent year we have data available.

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Masters Degree Type
MS in Information Technology - Healthcare Informatics Program Name

Gain a deeper understanding of IT applications used in the healthcare field and further your career with this specialized online master's from Southern New Hampshire University.

More information about a degree in MS in Information Technology - Healthcare Informatics from Southern New Hampshire University

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IN
43 Medical Informatics Degrees Awarded

It's difficult to beat Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis if you wish to pursue a degree in medical informatics. IUPUI is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Indianapolis. This university ranks 7th out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were about 43 medical informatics students who graduated with this degree at IUPUI in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH
51 Medical Informatics Degrees Awarded

It's hard to beat University of Cincinnati - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a degree in medical informatics. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #137 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UC is a great university overall.

There were about 51 medical informatics students who graduated with this degree at UC in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WI
58 Medical Informatics Degrees Awarded

UWM is a very large public university located in the city of Milwaukee. This university ranks 23rd out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were roughly 58 medical informatics students who graduated with this degree at UWM in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In OH

Findlay is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the distant town of Findlay. This university ranks 24th out of 91 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were about 12 medical informatics students who graduated with this degree at Findlay in the most recent data year.

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Governors State University
University Park, IL
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In IL
81.8% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large suburb of University Park, GSU is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 80th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were roughly 11 medical informatics students who graduated with this degree at GSU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelors Degree Type
BS in Health Information Management Program Name

The B.S. in Health Information Management program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM).

More information about a degree in BS in Health Information Management from Southern New Hampshire University

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DePaul University
Chicago, IL
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IL

DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago. A Best Colleges rank of #135 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means DePaul is a great university overall.

There were about 11 medical informatics students who graduated with this degree at DePaul in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MI
27.3% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Dearborn, UM Dearborn is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 21st out of 56 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were roughly 11 medical informatics students who graduated with this degree at UM Dearborn in the most recent data year.

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Best Medical Informatics Colleges by State

Explore the best medical informatics colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 939 68
Michigan 915 68
Illinois 870 53
Indiana 737 63
Wisconsin 672 10

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One of 2 majors within the Medical Illustration & Informatics area of study, Medical Informatics has other similar majors worth exploring.

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Related Major Annual Graduates
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