University of Iowa

University of Iowa

Type	Public
Established	1847 (1847)
President	Bruce Harreld
Provost	P. Barry Butler
Location	Iowa City, Iowa, United States
Campus	Urban
Colors	Black and gold
Nickname	Hawkeyes
Website	uiowa.edu
LinkedIn	https://www.linkedin.com/edu/school?id=18228

University of Iowa (also known as UI, U of I, UIowa, or simply Iowa) is a public research university in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. The University of Iowa is organized into 13 colleges and divisions offering more than 200 areas of study. UI is classified as a research university with very high research activity by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. The university enrolled nearly 31,000 students, and it ranked 82 among national universities and 33 in "Top Public Schools" according to U.S. News & World Report's 2016 rankings.

Informatics programs

Bioinformatics

The following bioinformatics-related options exist for potential students:

M.S. in Bioinformatics

30 credit hours

Available online? No

Program URL: https://informatics.uiowa.edu/study-opportunities/graduate-program/bioinformatics/ms-requirements

Ph.D. in Bioinformatics

72 credit hours; "The Ph.D. also requires satisfactory performance on the comprehensive exam, and the production and formal defense of a dissertation that describes original research results."

Available online? No

Program URL: https://informatics.uiowa.edu/study-opportunities/graduate-program/bioinformatics/phd-requirements

Graduate Certificate in Bioinformatics

21 credit hours; "A minimum of nine semester hours of coursework must be completed independently from other degree requirements."

Available online? No

Program URL: https://informatics.uiowa.edu/study-opportunities/graduate-program/bioinformatics/certificate-requirements

Health and clinical informatics

The following health/clinical informatics options exist for potential students:

M.S. in Health Informatics

32 credit hours; "offers an M.S. thesis/non-thesis option"

Available online? No

Program URL: https://informatics.uiowa.edu/study-opportunities/graduate-program/health-informatics/ms-requirements

Ph.D. in Health Informatics

72 credit hours; "The Ph.D. also requires satisfactory performance on the comprehensive exam, and the production and formal defense of a dissertation that describes original research results."

Available online? No

Program URL: https://informatics.uiowa.edu/study-opportunities/graduate-program/health-informatics/phd-requirements

Graduate Certificate in Health Informatics

18 credit hours

Available online? No

Program URL: https://informatics.uiowa.edu/study-opportunities/graduate-program/health-informatics/certificate-requirements