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Nursing Informatics

New student admissions to the Nursing Informatics track of the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program are on hold as of the Spring 2025 semester.


Nursing Informatics at a Glance

Data can be the key to positive change if you know how to analyze, manage, and apply it. Designed in partnership with the School of Biomedical Informatics at UTHealth Houston, our Nursing Informatics track integrates nursing science with multiple information and analytical sciences to empower our graduates to improve health care systems. Earn your DNP through the only specialty track of its kind in Texas.

Admit Terms

Admissions suspended effective Spring 2025

Average Completion

Eight semesters

Credit Requirement

50 credit hours

Educational Mode

Mostly online with on-campus opportunities

Enrollment Level

Part time

Estimated Tuition

Among the lowest in the state


Accreditation

The baccalaureate degree in nursing, master’s degree in nursing, Doctor of Nursing Practice, and post-graduate APRN certificate programs at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Nursing are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20001, 202-887-6791. The baccalaureate program is approved by the Texas Board of Nursing. http://www.bon.state.tx.us/

DNP Program Outcomes