MS in Bioinformatics - Non-Thesis Track

In today's dynamic and rapidly-evolving global economy, the intersection of technology and the life sciences is integral to facing new and unprecedented real-world challenges. In search of pragmatic yet sustainable solutions, Loyola University Chicago’s Bioinformatics Master of Science (MS) program provides a unique opportunity to tackle these obstacles, while offering an interconnected study of various STEM disciplines. As a student in the program, you'll gain a solid foundation in biological, computational, chemical, and statistical concepts and theory. You will also gain the essential hands-on and research skills necessary to move bioinformatics study and practice ahead in ways that will benefit the broad spectrum of academia, industry, healthcare, and ecology. As a graduate of the Master’s in Bioinformatics program, you will be prepared to thrive in any number of professional settings. These include research institutes, pharmaceutical companies, hospitals, government agencies, private companies, universities, and laboratories.Specific job options include: Bioinformatics programmer, Bioinformatics and genome analyst, Research scientist Computational biologist, Genetic data manager,Proteomicist, Software developer,Sequence and genomic informaticist Clinical database specialist