Overview

Students in the Health Policy and Administration major offered at Pennsylvania State University develop the skills and knowledge needed to understand the complex societal problem of providing access to quality health care at reasonable cost.
All Health Policy and Administration students complete an internship in a health-care-related setting, giving them valuable experience and contacts in the industry.
HPA students study a multidisciplinary curriculum that prepares them to work as health services managers or health analysts.
Health services managers, also called health care executives or health care administrators, plan, direct, and coordinate medical, health, and/or long-term care services.
They might manage an entire facility or specialize in managing a specific clinical area or department, administrate a program or manage a practice for a group of providers.

Careers

Health analysts are employed throughout the health care industry gathering, compiling, modeling, validating, and analyzing data needed by different organizations of providers, payers, and policy makers.
Analysts help these organizations understand the current trends in the health care system and to make well-informed decisions. Both health services managers and analysts must be able to adapt to changes in health care laws, regulations, and technology.
HPA students have also used the degree to prepare for graduate study in business, law, medicine or allied health fields, health administration, health services research or policy, and public health.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Health Services Organization
Financial Decisions in Health Care Organizations
Health Services Policy Issues
Health Care and Medical Needs
Population Health and Healthcare
Strategic Planning and Marketing for Health Services
Comparative Health Systems
Public Health Administration
Managed Care
Health Care Leadership
Administration of Hospital and Health Service Systems

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-01-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-10-01 00:00:00
Starting 2026-05-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-11-01 00:00:00
Starting 2026-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-11-01 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

University Park, United States

Disciplines

Health Sciences Social Policy View 1722 other Bachelors in Health Sciences in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Application
Official secondary school records
Official test scores: SAT or ACT
English language proficiency, if your native language is not English

Student insurance

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Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

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Tuition Fee

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International

43490 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 43490 USD per year during 48 months.
National

43490 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 43490 USD per year during 48 months.
In-State

21098 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 21098 USD per year during 48 months.

Living costs for University Park

1000 - 1500 USD /month

Living costs

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