Why Study Health Policy & Management? | School of Public Health

Future-Focused Health Leadership

During this pivotal time in public health, specially trained professionals with an eye toward the future are in high demand. The Department of Health Policy and Management (HPM) provides outstanding training in a wide range of disciplines, with expertise in health policy, economics, management, finance, law, decision sciences and public health. Depending upon your chosen path our courses will prepare you to:

Develop, advocate, and implement policy at the local, state, and federal level.
Lead organizations in the hospital, health systems, insurance, and other industry sectors.
Conduct research to inform health services delivery and policy.

Facts and Figures

Did You Know? For the past three years, 100 percent of our MHA graduates were employed in professional positions within three months of graduation. For the same time period, the rates of employment within six months of graduation, including the pursuit of advanced degrees for our MPH graduates, ranged from 75 to 100 percent.

49 active grants or contracts

49 active grants or contracts 49 active grants or contracts

$16.8M total direct costs

$16.8M total direct costs $16.8M total direct costs in grants or contracts

103 Total graduate enrollment

103 Total graduate enrollment 103 Total graduate enrollment in 2024-25 academic year

57 courses

57 courses 57 courses offered by HPM (undergrad, masters, and doctoral)

50+ total peer-reviewed publications

50+ total peer-reviewed publications 50+ total peer-reviewed publications in last year in high-impact journals

New BSPH Program

New BSPH Program Participation in School’s Bachelor of Science in Public Health (BSPH) program launched in fall 2022

Degree Programs

students studying "bridging to a healthier world, bridging to a brighter future"

Meet the Chair

Julie Donohue's research focuses on insurance coverage, financing, and delivery of health care with a focus on use of prescription drugs and behavioral health services.

Meet Julie Donohue

Strategic Plan

HPM aspires to transform population health, health care, and health policy through equitable research, education and practice.

Strategic Plan

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

The Department of Health Policy and Management believes that diversity, equity and inclusion are integral to the achievement of academic and professional excellence.

Diversity Statement

HPM Careers

Health system managers, policymakers, and health services researchers influence access to and quality of health care — something that impacts individuals, communities, and entire populations.

Graduates go on to accept positions focused on health care delivery, quality management/process improvement, financial/operational analysis, health care marketing/consulting, health policy analysis and development, health services research and more within health systems, managed care organizations, research and consulting firms, state and federal agencies and other settings central to health policy and health care management.

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