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CIP 51.2706 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Medical Informatics.

A program that focuses on the application of computer science and software engineering to medical research and clinical information technology support, and the development of advanced imaging, database, and decision systems. Includes instruction in computer science, health information systems architecture, medical knowledge structures, medical language and image processing, quantitative medical decision modeling, imaging techniques, electronic medical records, medical research systems, clinical decision support, and informatics aspects of specific research and practice problems.

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These institutions reported at least one first-major completion in this field in the connected reporting years ending 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020. This shows historical award activity, not a complete list of available programs or an assurance that a course is accepting applications.

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Sources: NCES CIP 2020 classification and C2023_A.zip, C2024_A.zip, C2025_A.zip, C2020_A.zip, C2021_A.zip, C2022_A.zip, C2024_A.zip.

Connected Medical Informatics award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 51.2706. Institution counts overlap across levels and years. Award counts are historical first-major awards, not unique people, available places, programme quality or a graduation rate.

Year endingAward levelReporting institutionsPositive awards
2025Certificate 1–2 years12
2025Associate degree738
2025Bachelor degree18120
2025Postbaccalaureate certificate45321
2025Master degree1163,007
2025Post-master certificate825
2025Doctorate — research1899
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year952
2024Associate degree634
2024Bachelor degree21168
2024Postbaccalaureate certificate38194
2024Master degree1052,506
2024Post-master certificate821
2024Doctorate — research1666
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year754
2023Associate degree638
2023Bachelor degree19143
2023Postbaccalaureate certificate32186
2023Master degree952,081
2023Post-master certificate518
2023Doctorate — research1675
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year660
2022Associate degree533
2022Bachelor degree21131
2022Postbaccalaureate certificate32155
2022Master degree861,589
2022Post-master certificate513
2022Doctorate — research1775
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year465
2021Associate degree943
2021Bachelor degree19169
2021Postbaccalaureate certificate32134
2021Master degree761,468
2021Post-master certificate931
2021Doctorate — research1771
2021Doctorate — professional practice12
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year784
2020Certificate 1–2 years12
2020Associate degree840
2020Bachelor degree20144
2020Postbaccalaureate certificate30123
2020Master degree711,392
2020Post-master certificate918
2020Doctorate — research1052
2020Doctorate — professional practice11
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year521

A year ending 2025 describes July 2024–June 2025. Do not add different years to estimate an entering class or current enrolment. Follow an institution's field link below to inspect the exact records.

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CIP 51.2706 is a reporting classification. The official definition above explains its scope, while a university may use a different programme title. Related fields in classification family 51 can involve different curricula and award levels.

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Institutions with reported graduates

187 institutions

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