Health Policy and Administration Graduate Programs

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Graduate programs in Health Policy and Administration

Penn State’s graduate programs in Health Policy and Administration (HPA) provide a solid foundation for students who want to profoundly shape health policy, make vital future changes to global health-related organizations, and successfully navigate our increasingly complex health care environment — including managing the facilities, services, programs, staff, and budgets that providers rely on.

HPA offers two flexible graduate programs

Master of Health Administration

Doctorate in Health Policy and Administration

The esteemed faculty members in both programs train graduates to meet the fast-growing demand for health care administrators that play crucial roles in today’s hospitals, health systems, and related organizations, as well as policymakers and health service researchers in government, private industry, and academia. Synergies among our diverse degree programs provide the foundation for our ever-growing curriculum, outreach programs, and a body of cutting-edge research that often receives recognition on a national stage.

Research Spotlight

Identifying the drivers of cancer screenings for women in Nepal

A new study from researchers in the Penn State Department of Health Policy and Administration including Young-ji Lee, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Health Policy and Administration, and Yubraj Acharya, associate professor of health policy and administration, examined the relationships between married women’s autonomy in making health-related decision for themselves, the presence of community effort in enhancing women’s health, and breast and cervical cancer screening rates in Nepal.