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University of Iowa · Department of Biostatistics, College of Public Health

Master of Public Health — Health Data Science Subprogram

Awarded degree: Master of Public Health — Health Data Science

Master'sMPHDS concentration

Overview

A 42-semester-hour MPH subprogram in health data science offered by the Department of Biostatistics, combining MPH core requirements with courses in R, regression, categorical data analysis and statistical learning.

Official program name
Master of Public Health — Health Data Science Subprogram
Awarded degree
Master of Public Health
Source: catalog.registrar.uiowa.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Degree level
Master's
Program classification
Related degree with a data science concentrationNamed option: Health Data ScienceA related degree (computer science, statistics…) with an officially named data science concentration, track or specialization. The awarded degree is the related field.Focus: Health / biomedical data science
School
Source: catalog.registrar.uiowa.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location
Iowa City, IA
Required credits
42 s.h.
Source: catalog.registrar.uiowa.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Duration
Not verified
Teaching language
English (not separately stated)
Why this program is listed

Officially named health data science subprogram of the MPH, offered by the Department of Biostatistics.

Source: catalog.registrar.uiowa.edu · verified October 11, 2026

We list data science bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees — dedicated, joint, and (separately labelled) related degrees with an officially named data science concentration. Eligibility rules

Format and attendance

Delivery, required in-person attendance, class schedule and study intensity are shown separately, each only as the university states it. “Fully online” appears only when official wording supports it.
Academic delivery
Format not verified
Class schedule
Not verified
Study intensity
Not published

Curriculum

Curriculum

  • Subprogram core: BIOS:4510 Data Science Foundations in R, BIOS:5120, BIOS:5130, STAT:4540 Statistical Learning.
    Source: catalog.registrar.uiowa.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Admissions

Required, optional, waived and not-required items are shown exactly as the university states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.
Minimum GPA
RecommendedMinimum 3 — Cumulative GPA of at least 3.00
Source: catalog.registrar.uiowa.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Mathematics prerequisites
RecommendedSingle variable calculus and matrix algebra
Source: catalog.registrar.uiowa.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Programming prerequisites
RecommendedElementary computer programming in a modern language; unmet requirements must be satisfied in the first semester
Source: catalog.registrar.uiowa.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Tests

Entrance and English-language test policy: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

Dates are shown with the term the university printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

Application deadlines: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Tuition and fees

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Tuition for this program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Funding

Funding policy and awards exactly as the university publishes them. Available assistantships do not establish guaranteed funding; loans must be repaid and are not scholarships. Understanding funding

Funding classification: Funding not verified

We have not verified an official funding policy for this program. That does not mean funding is unavailable.

Scholarships, fellowships or assistantships for this program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Accreditation and enrollment restrictions

Two separate questions: is the university institutionally accredited, and does it publish restrictions on who can enroll (for online programs, usually by state of residence)?

Institutional accreditation

  • Higher Learning Commission (HLC) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Programmatic accreditation

No programmatic accreditation verified for this program. Institutional accreditation does not imply it.

Published enrollment restrictions (state authorization)

None recorded for this program.

International applicants

Not verified for this program.

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 11, 2026.
  1. catalog.registrar.uiowa.edu/public-health/master-of-public-health-mph/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  2. DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026

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