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Healthcare Quality and Informatics Graduate Certificate

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Advance your career and enhance healthcare quality and patient outcomes with Indiana State University’s online Healthcare Quality and Informatics Graduate Certificate. Designed for healthcare professionals, this program prepares you to lead improvement initiatives in healthcare organizations.

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Program Availability

The online Healthcare Quality and Informatics Graduate Certificate is open to eligible students in the U.S. (including the District of Columbia and all U.S. territories). The program is closed to students residing in countries other than the U.S., except for U.S. military and State Department personnel and their family members with APO/FPO addresses.

Why Earn a Healthcare Quality and Informatics Graduate Certificate Online at Indiana State? 

Healthcare organizations increasingly rely on quality improvement and informatics expertise to improve outcomes, reduce inefficiencies, and support evidence-based decision-making. Indiana State University’s online Healthcare Quality and Informatics Graduate Certificate equips you with the analytical and leadership skills needed to meet these demands. With flexible, fully online coursework, you can strengthen your professional impact while continuing to work in your current healthcare role. 

Lead Quality Improvement in Healthcare  

Expand your role in healthcare by developing the expertise to design, implement, and evaluate continuous quality improvement informatics. This graduate certificate prepares you to analyze healthcare outcomes, identify performance gaps, and lead improvement efforts that support patient care and organizational excellence. 

Whether you work in clinical practice, administration, or other healthcare settings, you’ll be prepared to apply quality and informatics principles directly within your organization. 

Learn from Our Excellent Faculty  

Our faculty are accomplished professionals in healthcare quality improvement and informatics, bringing their personal experience with data-driven strategies into your coursework. As mentors, they offer guidance in leadership, performance improvement, and informatics, helping you apply what you learn to real-world healthcare settings. Our small class sizes also ensure personalized instruction and meaningful feedback to support your professional growth. 

What You'll Learn in the Online Healthcare Quality and Informatics Graduate Certificate Program 

Our online Healthcare Quality and Informatics Graduate Certificate provides a strong foundation in quality improvement and informatics principles. Throughout the program, you will learn to: 

  • Conduct comprehensive outcome assessments
  • Design and implement quality improvement programs 
  • Analyze and evaluate health informatics systems and solutions 
  • Develop transformative quality improvement projects
  • Apply data-driven strategies to enhance healthcare delivery and patient outcomes 

Completing this graduate certificate program will position you to support and lead quality improvement initiatives that strengthen healthcare practice, improve organizational performance, and promote better patient care. 

Required Courses (11 credits)

  • APN 822 – Organizational Informatics (3 credits)
  • ATTR 713 – Outcome Assessment in Health Care (3 credits) 
  • ATTR 811 – Advancing Practice Through Quality Improvement Practices (3 credits)
  • ATTR 860 – Transforming Systems Through Quality Improvement (2 credits)

Career Possibilities for Healthcare Quality and Informatics Graduates 

Healthcare systems are placing greater emphasis on quality, safety, and data-driven decision-making. Professionals with expertise in healthcare quality and informatics are in high demand. This graduate certificate prepares you to advance your career into quality- and informatics-focused roles. 

Our graduates are prepared for positions including: 

  • Healthcare quality improvement specialist 
  • Clinical quality analyst
  • Health informatics professional 
  • Patient safety and outcomes coordinator 
  • Performance improvement leader 

The Healthcare Quality and Informatics Graduate Certificate also provides a strong foundation for continued graduate study in healthcare administration, informatics, leadership, or related fields. Additionally, credits completed in this graduate certificate may apply towards our online Healthcare Leadership doctoral degree.

Accreditation

Indiana State University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.

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Admission Requirements and Application Instructions 

The Healthcare Quality and Informatics Graduate Certificate Program accepts applications for student enrollment throughout the year. There are no application deadlines. Applicants should receive admission decisions within one calendar month of the application submission. 

Returning Indiana State students must apply for re-admission if they have not attended Indiana State University for more than two calendar years. 

Admission Requirements

Applicants must meet the following minimum requirements: 

NOTE: The GRE (Graduate Record Exam) is not required. 

  1. A baccalaureate degree granted by a regionally accredited institution (for international students, a degree granted by a recognized institution); 
  2. A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.7 in all undergraduate coursework; or a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 in the last 60 hours of undergraduate coursework; or a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 in all courses taken at the graduate level;
  3. A one-page statement of intent, a written statement of the applicant’s reasons for entering the Healthcare Quality and Informatics Graduate Certificate program. 

Application Instructions

Complete your application for graduate admission to Indiana State University at https://apply.indstate.edu/portal/apply.

After selecting that you are applying for Graduate or International>Graduate admissions, you must select the college for your program. This program is in the College of Health and Human Services.

Submit a nonrefundable application fee of $45.00 (or $65.00 for international students) payable by Visa, MasterCard, or check or money order, to Indiana State University. Submit payment to: Indiana State University, Graduate Admissions, Welcome Center, 318 North Sixth Street, Terre Haute, IN, 47809.

Submit official transcripts from all colleges previously attended. To be official, transcripts must be sent directly from the college attended to: Graduate Admissions, Indiana State University, Welcome Center, 318 North Sixth Street, Terre Haute, IN, 47809. E-transcripts should be sent to admissions@indstate.edu.

As part of your online application, submit a one-page statement of intent, a written statement of your reasons for entering the Healthcare Quality and Informatics Graduate Certificate program.

International applicants must submit official scores for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or provide equivalent evidence of language proficiency. Submit scores to: Indiana State University, Graduate Admissions, Welcome Center, 318 North Sixth Street, Terre Haute, IN, 47809.

For important additional information about applying as a graduate student, see Instructions for International Students.

The Healthcare Quality and Informatics Graduate Certificate Program accepts applications for student enrollment throughout the year. There are no application deadlines. Applicants should receive admission decisions within one calendar month of the application submission.

Next Steps 

Once admitted, students receive notification from the University as well as their University ID number needed to activate their University Username on the MyISU Portal. The Portal offers access to online registration, University records, and other important University services, including e-mail, and University announcements.