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Admissions
New admissions to this program have been suspended for the 2024-25 academic year. Please contact our admissions team for more details.
Students must apply for the MS in Health Data Analytics through the University of Louisville Graduate School at louisville.edu/graduate. If students are applying to multiple schools, they must also complete the Centralized Application Service for Public Health (SOPHAS) at WWW.SOPHAS.org application. However, if only applying to UofL, the SOPHAS application is optional. Both SOPHAS and UofL's Graduate School each have non-refundable application fees.
Admission Requirements
The M.S. in Health Data Analytics program is available to students who have completed an undergraduate degree in biostatistics, statistics, mathematics, computer science or a related discipline with strong quantitative skills and have competency in college-level calculus, statistics, regression analysis, as evidenced by transcripts from postsecondary institutions attended by the applicant. This program is available to both part-time and full-time students; however, the part-time student must be cognizant that courses are offered on an alternating basis, usually every two years. Thus, part-time students must pursue the recommended course sequence, as courses are available.
The following are additionally required for admission (our program curriculum reflects the below wording):
- Recommended minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
- Graduate application submitted to the School of Interdisciplinary and Graduate Studies (SIGS) at louisville.edu/graduate/
- Non-refundable application fee
- At least two letters of recommendation written within past twelve months (submitted with form at www.graduate.louisville.edu)
- Students are asked to submit a current curriculum vitae (CV)
- Submission of GRE Quantitative and Verbal section scores*
- All postsecondary transcripts (requires foreign credential evaluation if not from accredited U.S. institution)
- Statement of goals (i.e., general research interest)
- Admission interviews by the HMSS Health Leadership Committee are required and are in addition to your application for admission. An interview provides the HMSS Health Leadership Committee an additional source of information and perspective about your potential fit for the University of Louisville.
If candidate’s primary language is not English, one of the following:
- Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) exam with a minimum score of 79
- IELTS score of 6.5 or higher
- Duolingo English score of 105 or higher
- Degree from an accredited U.S. institution (requires provisional admission with evaluation of English language competency)
* GRE scores may be waived only in cases where other academic credentials establish the ability to succeed in the curriculum, as determined by the program director.
