Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Data Science at Northwestern University

This graduate certificate provides foundational data science skills (R and python programming, statistical analysis, data modeling) that are increasingly essential for many industries, but also adds exposure to and practice with the unique complexities of healthcare data and the care that must be taken in handling them. Courses in statistical analysis and predictive modeling provide hands-on experience analyzing real healthcare data sets, which are often messy and unstructured, while courses in data visualization and healthcare strategy, operations, and AI leadership emphasize how to effectively communicate analytics insights to stakeholders across an organization.

Faculty: School of Professional Studies  |  Duration: 4 courses  |  Study mode: part-time  |  Intake: Fall, winter, spring and summer quarters  |  Location: Evanston, IL, United States

What you will study

Students are required to complete the following four courses to earn the certificate: MHDS 403: Introduction to U.S. Healthcare, Digital Health, and Analytics MHDS 409: Foundations of Health Statistics and Data Exploration MHDS 401: Foundations of Healthcare Programming with Python and R OR MHDS 405 Data Literacy and Analytics in Healthcare MHDS 455: Data Visualization and Storytelling OR MHDS 480: Healthcare Strategy, Operations, and AI Leadership

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