Health Informatics and Public Health

The Master of Science in Health Informatics/Master of Public Health dual-degree program prepares graduates to lead healthcare at the nexus between public health and health informatics. Graduates of this program will benefit from having a greater understanding of public health issues along with knowledge and skills in information science, business management, and healthcare.

Recognizing the increasing overlap between health informatics and public health with a focus on urban health, the dual HINF/MPH program allows coursework that is in both the public health and health informatics curricula to be counted toward both degrees, reducing tuition costs and saving one year of study compared to obtaining both degrees individually. The program is accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) and is an academic organizational affiliate of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS).

Graduates of the Master of Science in Health Informatics and Master of Public Health combined program will be well educated in the complex issues associated with improvements in information technology, as well as changes to the public health and healthcare delivery systems.

In addition to the SOPHAS required documentation of official U.S./Canadian transcripts and C.V./resumé, please provide the following additional documentation with your application:

• Official transcripts from each U.S. and English-speaking Canadian college-level institution attended
• Statement of purpose and objectives
  • Your personal statement should be two to three double-spaced pages in length and address the following:
    • What are your current public health/health informatics career goals?
    • How will a dual MSHI/MPH degree complement those goals?
    • Why would you like to study at Northeastern in particular?
• Three letters of recommendation
  • Academic and professional references ONLY
• Standardized test scores (one of the following)
  • GRE: have ETS send scores to SOPHAS using code #7533
  • MCAT: have AAMC send scores directly to SOPHAS
  • Waiver requests are available on our program’s website under “Official Test Scores”
• English proficiency test scores for those applicants whose native language is not English and/or who attended post-secondary institutions outside the U.S. and English-speaking Canada.
  • TOEFL: have ETS send scores to SOPHAS using code 5688
  • Waiver requests are available on our program’s website under “Official Test Scores”
• World Education Services (WES) ICAP course-by-course evaluation of academic records from institutions outside the U.S. and English-speaking Canada (if applicable)

Once your application is submitted, received, and processed, you will be able to access your Application Status Check. If you are required to provide further information regarding your proficiency in English, you will be able to complete the requirement in several ways, depending on your familiarity with English, and the frequency with which you use English each and every day:

• Non-native English-speaking applicants will be required to submit official and valid results from one of the following English Language Tests:
  • C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency (Cambridge English)
  • Duolingo English Test (DET)
  • IELTS Academic
  • PTE Academic
  • TOEFL Internt-based Test (CEEB Code: 3667) Northeastern will accept either the in-person version completed in a test center, or the TOEFL iBT Home Edition
• However, based on your academic environment and the primary instructional language in either your high school or university, you may be eligible for a waiver. All waivers must be submitted through your Application Status Check. For additional information and to determine whether or not you are eligible for a waiver, please read the section below on waiving the English proficiency requirement.

Please note: Northeastern’s Admissions Committee reserves the right to request proof of English language proficiency from any applicant, regardless of citizenship or first language, at any time during the evaluation process.

• 1.Create your application

  Submit your application through The Common Application or the Coalition Application (both are accepted). Once you have created your application, please select Northeastern University to directly submit your application to us. Application fee of $75 or need-based fee waiver* *Northeastern accepts need-based fee waivers from the Common Application, the Coalition Application, as well as organizations such as the College Board and ACT, or in a written request from a school official.

• 2.Submit all required materials

  Double check to make sure that you have submitted all required materials. Even if your application has been submitted, we cannot begin reviewing your file until all of your required materials have been received. For applicants applying for the 2022-2023 academic year, Northeastern University is test-optional and does not require standardized testing to complete an application for admission.

• 3.Check your application status

  Within seven days of applying, you should receive a confirmation email containing your Northeastern University ID number and instructions for setting up your Application Status Check account. To ensure all of the necessary documents have been submitted, and for updates or information about your application, visit your application status check.