Colorado State University - Global Campus

What you'll study

The curriculum focuses on practical analytics skills and governance relevant to healthcare settings. Core learning areas include:

• Interpretation and reporting of healthcare data to inform operational and clinical decisions.
• Data visualization and dashboard creation for executive and non-technical audiences.
• Predictive analytics techniques for forecasting, risk assessment, and resource allocation.
• Reviewing data quality and structure to identify issues and lead analytics projects.
• Ethical, legal, and strategic considerations in the use and management of healthcare data.

One listed course is HDA565 - Analytics in Healthcare, which provides opportunities to analyze different types of datasets used in healthcare analytics.

Entry requirements

The program page does not list specific admission criteria on the excerpt provided. Prospective applicants should consult the university’s graduate admissions pages for official entry requirements and application steps.

Career prospects

Graduates use analytics skills in hospitals, health systems, insurance companies, public health agencies, consulting firms, and other healthcare organizations—working on quality improvement, financial performance, forecasting, risk assessment, and analytics project leadership.

Scholarships & funding angle (general)

The institution highlights affordability as a not-for-profit public university and a tuition guarantee. The published cost per credit for the certificate is $675, and there are additional discounted tuition rates for military members and employees of corporate affiliates. Interested students should review the university’s financial aid and tuition pages for detailed funding options.