{"id":4899,"date":"2020-10-01T11:57:25","date_gmt":"2020-10-01T16:57:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cob\/?page_id=4899"},"modified":"2026-04-08T10:34:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T14:34:18","slug":"data-analytics-certificate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cob\/graduate\/health-informatics\/data-analytics-certificate\/","title":{"rendered":"Data Analytics in Health Care Certificate"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"marsha-row mt-4 mb-4 flex flex-wrap -mx-2 lg:-mx-6  justify-start border-0 border-gray-100 first:mt-0\">\n\t\n<div class=\"columns w-full lg:w-9\/12  lg:px-6    mt-6\">\n<div class=\"\">\n\n<p>Data Analytics is the techniques and processes used to enhance productivity and business gain, where data is extracted and categorized to identify and analyze data and patterns. Data Analytics in Health Care graduate certificate affords career advancement, with students finding success in the fields of medicine, finance, science, marketing, forensic accounting, and quality engineering. Additionally, the Data Analytics graduate certificate could lead to a Master of Science in Health Informatics. Please have a look at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cob\/files\/2023\/06\/Data_Analytics_Health_Care.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">certificate program&#8217;s brochure<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>What is the Importance of Data Analytics?<\/h2>\n<p>Data Analytics helps healthcare-centered organizations harness their data and use it to identify new opportunities. That, in turn, leads to smarter healthcare operations, more efficient decision making, higher profits and ultimately a higher quality of care.<\/p>\n<h2>Where Will I Work?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Hospitals (Information Systems, Administration, CIO, CEO)<\/li>\n<li>Clinics and public health facilities<\/li>\n<li>Long-term care facilities<\/li>\n<li>Healthcare consulting firms<\/li>\n<li>IT companies and corporations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What Will I Do?<\/h2>\n<p>The Data Analytics online graduate certificate program encourages career advancement for those in a variety of fields. Data analytics is not confined to one career path.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Data analyst<\/li>\n<li>Data scientist<\/li>\n<li>Data engineer<\/li>\n<li>Database administrator<\/li>\n<li>Actuary<\/li>\n<li>Forensic accountant<\/li>\n<li>Marketing researcher<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"columns w-full lg:w-3\/12  lg:px-6    mt-6\">\n<div class=\"\">\n\n<h3>Data Analytics in Health Care Certificate Contact Information<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cob\/files\/2026\/03\/alberto1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11921\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cob\/files\/2026\/03\/alberto1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"121\" height=\"198\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cob\/profile\/alberto-coustasse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alberto Coustasse-Hencke<\/a>, Professor<br \/>\nManagement and Health Care Administration<br \/>\nMarshall University<br \/>\nLewis College of Business<br \/>\nOne John Marshall Drive<br \/>\nHuntington, WV 25755<br \/>\nOffice: GC 339<br \/>\nPhone: 304-746-1968<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:coustassehen@marshall.edu\">coustassehen@marshall.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<h2>Prerequisites<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Undergraduate degree<\/li>\n<li>Minimum 2.5 GPA<\/li>\n<li>No GRE requirement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Courses<\/h2>\n<div class=\"large-table\"><table class=\" table  table-striped  table-bordered \">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"\">\n<th>Course Name<\/th>\n<th>Hours<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"\">\n<td class=\"\">HCA 600 \u2013 The Health Care System<\/td>\n<td class=\"\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"\">\n<td class=\"\">MIS 678 \u2013 Management Information Systems<\/td>\n<td class=\"\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"\">\n<td class=\"\">Any four courses from the MS Health Informatics program<\/td>\n<td class=\"\">12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"\">\n<td class=\"\"><strong>Total<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"\"><strong>18<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<h2>What Are the Extra Educational Opportunities?<\/h2>\n<p>Students who have completed the <strong>Data Analytics in Health Care online graduate certificate program<\/strong>\u00a0are encouraged to continue their education by enrolling in the <strong>Master of Science in Health Informatics (MSHI)<\/strong>\u00a0program.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Important:<\/strong>\u00a0For Health Informatics (HIN) students who wish to pursue the <strong>Data Analytics in Health Care certificate<\/strong>, <strong>regular enrollment in the certificate program must be completed separately<\/strong>. This is a required step and cannot be bypassed, even if you are already enrolled in the MSHI program.<\/p>\n<h2>Related Links<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/admissions\/graduate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Current and Former Students Admission<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/businesscas2022.liaisoncas.com\/applicant-ux\/#\/login\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Graduate Admission<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prerequisites Undergraduate degree Minimum 2.5 GPA No GRE requirement Courses What Are the Extra Educational Opportunities? Students who have completed the Data Analytics in Health Care online graduate certificate program\u00a0are encouraged to continue their education by enrolling in the Master of Science in Health Informatics (MSHI)\u00a0program. 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