Degree Pathways

Indiana’s life sciences and healthcare sector is full of programs that 
help people build skills, earn credentials, and connect with employers. 
Use these Indiana based programs, training options, and tools 
to take the next step in your life sciences career.

Explore Degrees

Please note: These degree pathways are provided as sample options to help inspire your academic planning and begin exploring your educational goals and opportunities.

Field of Study

Program Overview

Associated Careers

Biochemistry
Studies how molecules like proteins, DNA, and drugs behave in living systems. Uses lab experiments and analytical tools to understand disease mechanisms and to help discover, optimize, and validate new therapies and diagnostics.
Bioinformatics
Applies statistics, programming, and machine learning to complex healthcare and bioscience data. Builds models and dashboards that reveal patterns in outcomes, operations, and costs, helping organizations make evidence-based decisions.
Biology
Connects complex scientific or medical products with the labs, hospitals, and companies that need them. Uses both technical knowledge and commercial skills to understand customer workflows, demonstrate instruments or software, answer scientific questions, and guide purchasing decisions for things like lab technologies, diagnostics, and medical devices
Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical engineers combine biology and engineering to create medical devices, equipment, and technologies that improve healthcare.
Business Administration
Plans and manages the flow of medicines, devices, samples, and supplies through the healthcare and life sciences supply chain. Balances cost, speed, quality, and regulatory requirements so critical products arrive where and when they’re needed.
Clinical Laboratory Science
Generate the lab results that clinicians rely on to diagnose and treat patients. Perform tests on blood, tissue, and other samples using advanced instruments, following strict quality and regulatory standards.
Engineering Technology
Supports patient care by keeping medical and lab equipment working at peak performance. Installs, tests, troubleshoots, and repairs devices such as monitors, imaging systems, and analyzers, often working on the front lines in hospitals and clinics.
Information Systems and Technology
Designs, implements, and secures the technology backbone of healthcare and life sciences organizations. Supports systems such as electronic health records, lab information systems, and data platforms, with a strong focus on cybersecurity and compliance.
Marketing
Turns market and stakeholder data into strategic insight. Studies patients, providers, payers, and competitors to size markets, understand unmet needs, and inform product, pricing, and launch decisions.
Mechanical Engineering
Designs and improves mechanical systems used in healthcare and life sciences, such as lab automation equipment, imaging components, surgical tools, and device enclosures. Works with clinicians and scientists to create reliable, manufacturable technologies that perform safely in real world settings.
Medical Assistant Certificate
Works in a frontline patient care role, directly supporting nurses and other clinicians. They help patients with daily activities, take and document vital signs, assist with basic clinical procedures, and make sure rooms and equipment are ready so care teams can focus on diagnosis and treatment.
Microbiology
Leads teams of scientists, such as biologists, chemists, and biostatisticians, working on research and development in healthcare and life sciences. Oversees project plans, budgets, and data quality to keep programs on track and aligned with scientific, regulatory, and business goals.