Department of Health Policy and Management

Introduction

Health policy and management students are motivated to improve individual and population health, advance health equity, and strengthen access to the resources needed to be healthy through effective policy and management of health-related organizations and programs. Our B.S.P.H. program prepares students with a strong public health foundation, in-depth knowledge of the U.S. health system, and essential analytical, teamwork, and management skills, who pursue careers as health leaders, managers, policymakers, practitioners, clinicians, and researchers.

Advising and Mentoring

All students receive support from a designated academic coordinator, an assigned faculty mentor, and a full-time career services coordinator in the department.

Graduate School and Career Opportunities

Graduates of the B.S.P.H. program in health policy and management are very successful upon graduation. Nearly all are placed within a few months of graduation, with approximately 80 percent entering the workforce and about 20 percent going directly to graduate or professional school. Top employers include consulting firms, hospitals, and health systems, private non-profit organizations, private research organizations, and health information technology companies. Within 2–5 years of graduation, most of our graduates have pursued an additional degree, with the majority pursuing a medical degree or graduate degree in public health. Over 90 percent of recent graduates report doing work they consider public health and/or health-related.

Major

Health Policy and Management Major, B.S.P.H.

Courses

Health Policy and Management (HPM)

Professors

Antonia Bennett, Bill Gentry, Kristen Hassmiller Lich, George Mark Holmes, Valerie Lewis, Benjamin Meier, Jonathan Oberlander, Kristin Reiter, Chris Shea, Justin Trogdon, Karen Volmar, Lynne Wagner, Stephanie Wheeler.