A Landscape Analysis of the Recent Rise of Healthcare Data Science Degree Programs

Abstract

There has been an explosion in formal data science and healthcare data science programs, degrees and tracks at the university level over the last five years, with over 100 universities currently offering formal data science degrees. We conducted a landscape analysis of healthcare-related data science programs in the United States to characterize these new academic degree offerings, identifying 29 healthcare focused data science programs at four-year colleges and universities in the United States. Programs were analyzed across a range of features, providing the first view into what constitutes "healthcare data science" education.

Competing Interest Statement

The authors have declared no competing interest.

Funding Statement

This study did not receive any funding.

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All data produced in the present study are included in the supplementary materials.

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