University of Central Florida Online Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Health Graduate Certificate

This nine-credit certificate is for people already working in or studying healthcare who want to apply AI to patient care, research, education or administration. It is short and, for Florida residents, inexpensive. It's a narrow credential rather than a broad AI foundation, and it's new. A nurse or health informatics professional should weigh the health focus most.

The University of Central Florida is a public research university in Orlando. The AI in Health Graduate Certificate is offered through the UCF College of Nursing, and UCF says it begins Fall 2026.

The certificate is 9 credit hours beyond the bachelor's degree, and UCF delivers it fully online. The school says not all elective options or program prerequisites may be offered online, so read that caveat closely.

Because it launches this fall, there's no track record of graduates yet. That's normal for a new credential, but it's worth knowing.

UCF delivers the certificate fully online. The first start is Fall 2026. Ask whether classes are asynchronous or live, how long terms run and how many starts there are each year.

The caveat about electives and prerequisites matters most here. If a course you'd choose has an on-campus piece, you'd want to know before you pay for it. Ask which exact course combinations are available entirely online.

Who It Fits

• You're a nurse, physician, public health worker or health informatics professional and want a focused credential. UCF says it's open to nursing, medicine, public health, computer science, health informatics and related disciplines.
• You want to try graduate coursework in a small piece before committing to a full degree.
• You're a Florida resident. The in-state rate is what makes this certificate a bargain.

Who Should Skip It

• You need a general AI foundation. The coursework is aimed at healthcare practice, research, education and administration, not building machine learning systems from scratch.
• You live outside Florida and watch cost closely. The out-of-state rate is more than three times the in-state one.
• You want a credential with a long record. The certificate is new this fall.

UCF names four courses: Essentials of AI in Health, AI Data Analysis and Research in Health, Augmented, Virtual, and Mixed Realities in Healthcare, and Innovative Technologies in Healthcare. Two of those are numbered at the doctoral level, which tells you the nursing college is pitching this to people with clinical or research roles.

The certificate has two required core courses plus one elective, and the only prerequisite is a bachelor's degree. Ask whether there's a capstone. UCF's note that some electives may not be offered online suggests a choice exists. Ask for the exact path that stays fully online.

Courses the School Names

• NGR6862 Essentials of AI in Health
• NGR6865 AI Data Analysis and Research in Health
• NGR6871 Augmented, Virtual, and Mixed Realities in Healthcare
• NGR7820 Innovative Technologies in Healthcare

Standout Features

• Begins Fall 2026 and is open to students from nursing, medicine, public health, computer science and health informatics
• Two required core courses plus one elective, with prerequisite of a bachelor's degree only

The certificate is 9 credits at UCF's online graduate rate. In-state tuition and fees are $327.32 per credit, which is $2,945.88 total. Out-of-state is $1,234.15 per credit, or $11,107.35 total.

The rate includes an $18.00 distance learning course fee and waives campus-based fees for fully online students. These rates come from UCF's general online graduate table. Florida residency is the biggest cost factor, so confirm yours first.

9 credits at $1,234.15 a credit comes to $11,107 in tuition, before fees. At the in-state rate of $327.32, the same 9 credits come to $2,946.

You earn a graduate certificate from UCF, offered through the College of Nursing.

UCF's reported graduation rate is 78% and its reported admit rate is 40%. Those figures describe the whole university, not this certificate, so ask what completion looks like for a program this new.

Where this degree can lead: Data Scientist Jobs, Jobs You Can Get With an AI Degree.

The full rubric is on the methodology page.

• The certificate is new, with a first start in Fall 2026, so there's no graduate track record.
• Some elective options or prerequisites may not be offered online.
• Out-of-state tuition runs $11,107.35 for nine credits.
• It's a narrow, healthcare-specific credential, not a broad AI foundation.

• Which elective options and prerequisites are not offered online, since UCF says not all may be?
• The certificate begins Fall 2026. How many students have completed it, and does it count toward a UCF degree?
• Does my residency status qualify me for the $327.32 in-state rate?
• Are the four listed courses all required, or do I choose among them?
• Do the courses meet at set times, or can I work through them on my own schedule?

Public research university in Orlando, Florida. The AI in Health certificate is offered through the UCF College of Nursing.

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