C7972 CUsActive

Data Science and Analytics

Leavitt School of Health

About This Course

WGU Catalog 2026-03
This course addresses the interdisciplinary and emerging field of data science in healthcare. Candidates learn to combine tools and techniques from statistics, computer science, data visualization, and the social sciences to solve problems using data. Topics include data analysis; database management; inferential and descriptive statistics; statistical inference; and process improvement.

Official catalog text — WGU-authored.

First in catalog2017-01StatusActiveCurrent degrees2Total degree appearances6

Included in Current Degrees (2)

Previously Appeared in Retired Degrees (3)

  • Master of Science, Nursing - Nursing Informatics [MSNUNI]from 2017-01
  • Master of Science, Nursing - Nursing Informatics [MSRNNUNIGR]from 2017-01
  • Master of Science, Nursing - Nursing Informatics [[UNKNOWN]]from 2017-03